Briefing by Spokesperson for Secretary-General

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

• Categories: Media / Press Conferences
• Video Length: 00:19:19
• Production Date: 17 July 2017
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: FARHAN HAQ
• Subject Topical: ARMED GROUPS; AVIATION SECURITY; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; JUDICIAL SYSTEM; PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS; RADICALISM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS; VACCINATION; VIOLENCE
• Geographic Subject: AFGHANISTAN; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; IRAN; IRAQ; SOMALIA; SOUTH SUDAN; SUDAN; SYRIA
• MAMS Id: 1932680
• Parent Id: 1931534

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This morning, the Secretary-General presented the findings of the progress report on the Sustainable Development Goals.

On the third anniversary of the MH17 tragedy, the Secretary-General’s thoughts are with the families of the victims.

In a statement issued on Friday evening, the Secretary-General said that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was a major achievement in the area of nuclear non-proliferation. He expressed confidence that the JCPOA is the best way to ensure the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear programme and realise the great aspiration of the Iranian people.

The Security Council met on Iraq today.

The Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, will begin a visit to Sudan, South Sudan and Abyei tonight which will include visits to our three peacekeeping operations in the region: UNAMID, UNISFA and UNMISS.

The Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien, arrived in the Central African Republic yesterday. His visit takes place as the country faces a worrying upsurge of violence resulting in forced displacements and a 40% increase of internally displaced people since September 2016, as well as a staggering rise in humanitarian need. Mr. O’Brien will meet with people affected by recent violence. He was in Bangassou today.

The UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today released its mid-year report saying that extreme harm to civilians continues as suicide attacks have worsened in the country.

The UN and the humanitarian community remain deeply concerned for the safety and protection of tens of thousands of men, women and children trapped in Raqqa city in Syria. Heavy fighting continues to affect civilians, causing thousands to displace and scores of deaths and injuries. Conditions inside the city are reported to be extremely dire, with limited access to food, water and basic services for the 30,000 to 50,000 people who remain trapped in the city.

The UN and the government of Somalia have launched a programme to train over 350 judicial officers to assist in the rebuilding of the country’s justice sector.

UNICEF and the World Health Organization announced today that 1 in 10 infants worldwide did not receive any vaccinations in 2016.