Briefing by Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

• Categories: Media / Press Conferences
• Video Length: 00:32:58
• Production Date: 16 October 2015
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STAFFAN DE MISTURA
• Corporate Name: EUROPEAN UNION - EU; MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERS; UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES - UNHCR; UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY FUND - UNICEF
• Subject Topical: CHILDREN; CIVILIANS; DISPLACED PERSONS; INDEPENDENCE; MALNUTRITION; PEACE PROCESS; RECONCILIATION; REFUGEES; VIOLENCE
• Geographic Subject: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; CROATIA; ETHIOPIA; GREECE; ISRAEL; ITALY; MALI; NEPAL; PALESTINE; SOMALIA; SYRIA; TURKEY; YEMEN
• MAMS Id: 1473063
• Parent Id: 1441242

Description

The Secretary-General today delivered the keynote address at the World Forum of Local Economic Development in Turin, Italy. He said that the global goals for sustainable development will only be achieved if there are the right local environment and solutions.

The Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Tayé Brook Zerihoun, briefed the Security Council in an open meeting on the Middle East today on the recent violence among Israelis and Palestinians, which he called “extremely concerning”.

The Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, has in recent days travelled to Moscow, followed by Washington, DC, where he held productive meetings at all levels.

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that 537,000 children under the age of 5 are at risk of severe acute malnutrition in Yemen, which represents a threefold increase from 160,000 in March. This means that one in eight children under five is at risk of severe malnutrition.

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said today that up to seven people – four of them children – have been killed in a collision between a smuggling boat and a Greek coast guard vessel off the coast of Lesvos.

The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) welcomed the meetings that took place these last days in Anefis, between the groups knows as Coordination of the Movements of Azawad and the Plateforme.

The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) reported that on yesterday, inter-communal clashes erupted in Bangui around the PK5 neighbourhood.

On Wednesday, 21 October, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the European Union will hold a pledging conference for Somalia in Brussels.

The Humanitarian Coordinator for Nepal today warned that aid agencies face a race against time to deliver food and shelter to communities in high altitude areas before winter conditions cut off access.