Briefing by the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

Briefing by Vannina Maestracci, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

• Categories: Media / Press Conferences
• Video Length: 00:26:19
• Production Date: 23 July 2015
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: BAN KI-MOON
• Corporate Name: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION - FAO; WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME - WFP
• Subject Topical: APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS; ELECTIONS; FOOD SECURITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS; HUMANITARIAN CRISIS; HUNGER; POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA; SECRETARY-GENERAL; VIOLENCE
• Geographic Subject: BURUNDI; MIDDLE EAST; SOUTH SUDAN; SYRIA
• MAMS Id: 1408081
• Parent Id: 1404548

Description

The Secretary-General takes note of the broadly peaceful conduct of polling in the Burundian presidential elections on 21 July.

Nickolay Mladenov, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, briefed the Security Council this morning in its open debate on that region.

On Syria, the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, visited Damascus today. He discussed the preliminary findings of the Geneva Consultations and the preparations for next week’s Security Council debate on Syria with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem and Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad.

The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Stephen O’Brien, is currently visiting South Sudan on a four-day mission. He is there to assess the humanitarian situation on the ground and review the aid operation.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is appointing Paul Ladd of the United Kingdom as Director of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD).

18 July, last Saturday, was Nelson Mandela Day, and the UN will be celebrating that Day tomorrow.