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The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, as you know,briefed the Security Council earlier today in an open session. Presenting the Secretary-General’s latest report on Somalia, Mr. Kay said that 2015 should be a year of federalism and delivery — a year that it will determine whether and how Somalia can become a unified, peaceful federal State.
From the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Head of the UN [Organization Stabilization] Mission [in the Democratic Republic of the Congo] (MONUSCO), Martin Kobler, strongly condemned new murders of civilians around Beni, in the eastern part of the country.
From South Sudan, the UN’s Children Fund (UNICEF) says that the country could face a growing food crisis by the end of the dry and lean season if the warring parties don’t reach a long-term settlement and fighting continues.
Also on the humanitarian front, in Malawi, the World Food Programme is scaling up its assistance to those affected by massive floods in the country. WFP had reached nearly 210,000 people by the end of January with more than 1,500 metric tons of food assistance, but is now working to bring food to an additional 160,000 people.
Yesterday, the second High-level Safety Conference on International Civil Aviation wrapped up in Montreal, which is the site of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). As you know, the Conference discussed emerging safety issues, including those related to the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines [Flight] 370 last March and the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines [Flight] 17 in Ukraine in July last year.
Our daily honour roll: as of 3 February, 29 Member States have paid their regular budget assessments in full. Today, we thank Hungary, Kuwait and Slovakia for their contributions.
