Briefing by the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

The Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric, speaks to the press.

• Categories: Media / Press Conferences
• Video Length: 00:25:27
• Production Date: 3 November 2015
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHEN O'BRIEN; IVAN ŠIMONOVIC; JAN ELIASSON; JOHN WILLIAMS ASHE
• Corporate Name: GENERAL ASSEMBLY; OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA; SECURITY COUNCIL; UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES - UNHCR; WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME - WFP
• Subject Topical: DIALOGUE; EDUCATION; ELECTIONS; EMERGENCY RELIEF; FOOD DISTRIBUTION; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; HUNGER; INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS; PEACE; SETTLEMENT PLANNING; SHELTER; STATELESSNESS; TERRORISM; WATER
• Geographic Subject: CAMEROON; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; ISRAEL; PALESTINE; SYRIA; UKRAINE; YEMEN
• MAMS Id: 1495606
• Parent Id: 1495487

Description

The Secretary-General spoke today at a meeting on the revitalization of the General Assembly, and he said that the Assembly must now draw larger lessons from the very serious allegations against the President of the 68th session, John Ashe, and act with resolve.

In a statement issued today on the 20th anniversary of the assassination of Israel’s former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, the Secretary-General offered his deepest sympathies to the citizens of the State of Israel as they commemorate the life of a heroic man of peace.

The Deputy Secretary-General, Jan Eliasson, will travel to Washington tomorrow to meet with members of the United States Congress and senior officials of the State Department.

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that Cyclone Chapala made landfall in Yemen early today, near the city of Al Mukallah in Hadramaut Governorate.

Wind speeds reached over 110 kilometres per hour; rainfall could reach 500 millimetres in 48 hours, which is more than five times the yearly average amount of rain.
The estimated population that may be affected is 1.1 million or more, mainly in the two governorates of Hadramaut and Shabwah. Other governorates may also be affected depending on the storm's final track, precipitation patterns and strength upon landfall.

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that at least 123,842 people have been displaced in Syria’s Aleppo, Hama and Idleb governorates between 5 and 30 October.

A new report by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) spotlights the urgent need to end child statelessness.

The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) (MINUSCA) said that a tripartite agreement between Cameroon, CAR and UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was signed in Yaoundé yesterday to facilitate voting in the upcoming elections by Central African refugees in Cameroon.

The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Stephen O'Brien, today travelled to eastern parts of Ukraine affected by conflict.