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The Spokesman said he would to do in-person briefings, but that a system will be put in place for resident correspondents so they can text in questions to the briefing.
The World Food Programme said today it is providing lifesaving medical equipment worth $500,000 to help China’s frontline hospitals in Hubei support the Government’s effort to combat COVID-19.
The UN Mission in the Central African Republic reports that a peacekeeper from the Burundian contingent was killed yesterday afternoon in Grimari, a town located in the centre of the Central African Republic.
The Syrian conflict entered its tenth year, and the Special Envoy Geir Pedersen said that the suffering of the Syrian people during this tragic and terrible decade still defies comprehension and belief.
Fighting in Tripoli and surrounding areas continues to heavily impact civilians.
In a statement issued over the weekend, the Secretary-General expressed his serious concern about the repeated attacks in Iraq and the region.
In a statement, the Secretary-General welcomed the announcement of the cabinet of South Sudan’s Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity.
The Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, called for the inclusion of measures to protect children at the earliest stages possible of intra-Afghan talks.
Rwanda has paid its budget dues in full which brings the total up to 71.
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