UN chief to attend WTO forum in Geneva

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to travel to Geneva of Switzerland Tuesday to attend a forum held at the Headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WHO), UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here Monday.

Upon his arrival in Geneva, the secretary-general will attend a public forum entitled "Why Trade Matters to Everyone" at the WTO Headquarters, Dujarric said at a daily news briefing here.

The forum is an annual event organized by WTO which attracts more than 700 participants, including people from academics, non- governmental organizations and the private sector.

"The secretary-general will then address a special session of the Executive Committee of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), which meets once a year in Geneva," said the spokesman.

The UN secretary-general will also visit the Strategic Health Operations Centre (SHOC) at the WHO Headquarters, also in Geneva, and will be briefed by the Ebola outbreak response operations team, according to the spokesman.

On Thursday, the secretary-general will visit the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and swear in its new executive secretary, Christian Friis Bach. He will also visit the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) before returning to New York.

Source: Xinhua