Briefing by the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

• Categories: Media / Press Conferences
• Video Length: 00:29:07
• Production Date: 9 July 2015
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION - FAO; OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA; WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME - WFP
• Subject Topical: FOOD DISTRIBUTION; FOOD SECURITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; REFUGEES
• Geographic Subject: AFRICA; BURUNDI; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; GREAT LAKES REGION; SYRIA; YEMEN
• MAMS Id: 1399796
• Parent Id: 1349152

Description

The Secretary-General thanks President Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi [of Yemen] and continues to encourage his support for a humanitarian pause, as conveyed in a letter received on 8 July.

Meanwhile, the World Food Programme (WFP) says in a recent assessment it has put the number of food-insecure people in Yemen at close to 13 million.

Since fighting escalated in April, WFP has assisted close to 2 million people in the country through the distribution of 25,000 metric tonnes of food assistance in 12 governorates.

Meanwhile, regarding Syria, the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, says that more than 4 million Syrians have now become refugees in neighbouring countries, making the Syrian conflict the worst refugee crisis for almost a quarter of a century.

And back here, the Security Council heard this morning from the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, and from Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Tayé Brook Zerihoun on the situation in Burundi.

And our colleagues at the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) said today that it has repatriated 20 peacekeepers to their home country.

And the UN and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) have reaffirmed their willingness to work closely with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, as well as regional organizations, to support the repatriation of FDLR (Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda) combatants.

And just to flag that today the technical consultations of the International Ebola Recovery Conference started today.

And the FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization) says that favourable worldwide conditions for cereal crops are expected to lead to better-than-expected production this growing season.

And today, Myanmar became the 106th Member State to have paid its regular budget dues in full and on time, so thank you, Yangon.