Briefing by Spokesperson for Secretary-General

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

• Categories: Media / Press Conferences
• Video Length: 00:24:50
• Production Date: 16 January 2020
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL; WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME - WFP
• Subject Topical: COMMEMORATION; EARTHQUAKES; FOOD SECURITY; HUMANITARIAN RELIEF; RULE OF LAW; SECURITY SITUATIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS; UNITED NATIONS FINANCES; VOLCANOES
• Geographic Subject: BOLIVIA; HAITI; IRAQ; LIBYA; NIGERIA; PAKISTAN; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SYRIA; YEMEN
• MAMS Id: 2523055
• Parent Id: 2523055

Description

Martin Griffiths, the Special Envoy for Yemen, briefed the Security Council on the situation in that country.

Marta Ruedas, the Humanitarian Coordinator for the United Nations in Iraq, expressed her strong concern today over the suspension in granting access letters to humanitarian actors carrying out critical missions in support of Iraq’s vulnerable people.

In response to questions about the impact of the suspension of activity at two crossing points on humanitarian operations in Syria.

Special Representative Ghassan Salamé continues engagements with Libyan and international stakeholders ahead of the Berlin Summit.

In the Philippines, the UN and its partners are assisting with technical and logistical needs of local and regional authorities.

The World Food Programme (WFP) today says that a record 45 million people – mostly women and children – are gravely food insecure following repeated drought, widespread flooding and economic disarray in southern Africa.

In Nigeria, the Humanitarian Coordinator for the UN in that country, Edward Kallon, said today that he is deeply relieved that some civilians, including three aid workers, who were abducted by non-State armed groups in late December have been released.

The Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for Bolivia, Jean Arnault, issued a statement last night in which he commended the ruling by Bolivia’s Courts regarding the extension of the mandates of the Executive and Legislative branches and subnational authorities.

The Secretary-General met with Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

At 4 p.m. today, in the Economic and Social Council Chamber, there will be a screening of ‘Eyes on the Goals: A digital series premiere.’

And tomorrow morning at 10 a.m, the Secretary-General will preside over a ceremony to mark the tenth anniversary of the Haiti earthquake, and to honour the memory of the hundreds of thousands of people who died that day.

Australia, Iceland, New Zealand and Poland have made their full contribution to the UN regular budget, which brings us to 10 Member States who have fully paid their dues.

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Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General