Virtual Briefing by Spokesperson for Secretary-General

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

• Categories: Media / Press Conferences
• Video Length: 00:29:56
• Production Date: 17 April 2020
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: AFRICAN UNION - AU; FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION - FAO; UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND - UNICEF; UNITED NATIONS SUPPORT MISSION IN LIBYA - UNSMIL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - WHO
• Subject Topical: DEATH; DEBT; EPIDEMICS; FOOD SECURITY; LOCUSTS; SECRETARY-GENERAL; VIOLENCE
• Geographic Subject: AFRICA; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; INDONESIA; LIBYA; NEPAL; PANAMA; UKRAINE
• MAMS Id: 2543282
• Parent Id: 2543282

Description

Today we released the Secretary-General’s policy brief on debt and COVID-19.

Also today, at the World Bank/IMF virtual Spring Meetings, the Secretary-General addressed the high-level event on ‘Mobilizing with Africa.”

The Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, spoke this morning by video to the Group of Friends on Food Security and Nutrition.

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the African Union and international partners yesterday sent out a joint declaration in which they committed to supporting access to food and nutrition for the most vulnerable in Africa.

In a statement issued today, the head of UNICEF, Henrietta Fore, reiterated the Secretary-General’s call on warring parties to lay down their weapons to confront the pandemic to protect the 250 million children around the world living in areas under conflict.

The UN Human Rights Office today published a new guidance note for States and other stakeholders on COVID-19 and the human rights of LGBTI people.

In Libya, hostilities in and around Tripoli have continued to heavily impact civilians.

As we mentioned earlier this week, parts of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are experiencing renewed violence.

In Indonesia, the UN is helping to secure ventilators and other essential medical supplies to fight the pandemic.

In the Greater Horn of Africa, the Food and Agriculture Organization and humanitarian partners are continuing round and aerial control operations, including the treating of over 200,000 hectares in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.

In Nepal, 16 COVID-19 cases have been officially confirmed so far, and the UN country team there is working to address immediate health needs and the short- and long-term recovery to mitigate the impacts of the lockdown.

In Panama, the UN Migration Agency is working with the government to mitigate the threats that migrants face, as well as the overall risks to public safety, posed by the pandemic.

In a statement we issued yesterday evening, the Secretary-General welcomed the release and exchange of prisoners related to the conflict in the eastern part of the country.

Today, we have to end on a sad note. One of our veteran and very talented UNTV colleagues, Damien Corrigan passed away last night.

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Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General