Virtual Press Briefing by Spokesperson for Secretary-General

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

• Categories: Media / Press Conferences
• Video Length: 00:22:58
• Production Date: 4 August 2020
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: FARHAN HAQ
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION - ILO; UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND - UNICEF; UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES - UNHCR
• Subject Topical: CHILD LABOUR; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE - COVID 19; DEATH; EDUCATION; GOODWILL AMBASSADORS
• Geographic Subject: CARIBBEAN; LAKE CHAD BASIN; LATIN AMERICA; PHILIPPINES; SYRIA; YEMEN
• MAMS Id: 2552894
• Parent Id: 2552894

Description

Today, the Secretary-General launched the Policy Brief on Education during COVID-19 and Beyond.
In a video message, the Secretary-General stressed that education is the key to personal development and the future of societies.

In a statement we issued last night, the Secretary-General strongly condemned the heinous attacks against civilians last Friday and Sunday, in the Lac Province of Chad and the Far North Region of Cameroon.

Turning to Yemen, our humanitarian colleagues report that heavy rains caused severe flooding in several parts of Yemen.

We remain concerned about the safety and protection of more than four million civilians in northwestern Syria – 2.7 million of whom are internally displaced – following reports of airstrikes and shelling in the past few days.

In the Philippines, the United Nations and our partners today launched the largest international humanitarian response plan in the country since Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.

In a note we issued yesterday, we reaffirmed that the United Nations is cooperating fully with the Colombian authorities responsible for determining with certainty the cause of death of Mario Paciolla.

Earlier today, the Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour has reached universal ratification. The convention was adopted 21 years ago.

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that children living in coastal areas of Central America and the Caribbean could face the additional threat of catastrophic storms as the 2020 hurricane season moves into a more active phase.

Today, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) announced the appointment of South Sudanese track and field athlete Yiech Pur Biel as their newest Goodwill Ambassador.

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Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General