Briefing by Spokesperson for Secretary-General

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

• Categories: Media / Press Conferences
• Video Length: 00:17:06
• Production Date: 25 April 2019
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION - ITU
• Subject Topical: CYCLONES; GIRLS; IMMUNIZATION; MALARIA; PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS; SECRETARY-GENERAL; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TRAVEL
• Geographic Subject: CHINA; COMOROS; LIBYA; MOZAMBIQUE; SYRIA
• MAMS Id: 2384265
• Parent Id: 2384265

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The Secretary-General arrived in Beijing, in China, this morning.

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that Tropical Cyclone Kenneth passed north of the Comoros yesterday as a category 1 cyclone; the Government, the Red Crescent Society and the UN are assessing the impact. Due to the remoteness of the three islands hit by the cyclone, assessing that damage is a challenge.

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Ghassan Salamé, is travelling to Paris today, where he will meet with French officials as part of his advocacy with the international community.

In a statement issued today, the Regional Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Panos Moumtzis said the United Nations is deeply concerned by continued reports of hostilities in the northwest, with at least 36 civilians reportedly having been killed in the last week, and over 200 civilians reportedly killed in the last three months.

In Moscow, the Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, today spoke at the 8th Conference on International Security. He underlined that positive impact that peacekeeping operations have had a on the lives of millions of people across the globe and stressed the challenges that peacekeepers face daily, including complex threats, difficult mandates, daunting protection tasks and a lack of progress in political processes.

Today is the International Girl in ICT Day. This year, the International Telecommunications Union is hosting a Day celebration in Addis Ababa Ethiopia in addition to events held worldwide.

Today is World Malaria Day. This year, the World Health Organization (WHO) joins the Roll Back Malaria Partnership to End Malaria, the African Union Commission and other partners in promoting Zero malaria starts with me, a grassroots campaign that aims to keep malaria high on the political agenda, mobilize resources and empower communities to take ownership of malaria prevention and care.

This week is World Immunization Week, and today, UNICEF is highlighting the particular danger posed by the global rise in measles cases.