Virtual Press Briefing by Spokesperson for Secretary-General

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

• Categories: Media / Press Conferences
• Video Length: 00:29:14
• Production Date: 18 August 2020
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME - UNDP; UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME - UNEP; UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND - UNFPA
• Subject Topical: CHILDREN; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE - COVID 19; EDUCATION; ELECTIONS; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; INTERNATIONAL DAYS; REFUGEES; VIDEO GAMES; VIOLENCE
• Geographic Subject: BURKINA FASO; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; COTE D'IVOIRE; LEBANON; MALI; YEMEN
• MAMS Id: 2554044
• Parent Id: 2554044

Description

The peacekeeping Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, and UN headquarters, including the Secretary-General, are following the situation in Mali very closely.

The Secretary-General is closely following developments in Côte d'Ivoire ahead of the presidential election scheduled for October 31st.

The Secretary-General takes note of today’s delivery by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon of the judgement in which Mr. Salim Jamil Ayyash was convicted in relation to the 14 February 2005 attack in Beirut that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri as well as 21 other people and injured 226 more people.

Two weeks after the explosions in Beirut, we, along with our humanitarian partners continue to provide emergency assistance to those most in need.

The High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, began a four-day visit to Beirut today to support and listen to the people of Lebanon, as well as to migrants and refugees impacted by the devastating blast.

This morning, the Security Council held a closed video conference on Yemen.

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that the country has reached a tragic milestone, with more than one million people forced to flee their homes because of violence.

The UN Mission in the country reports that the UN Peacekeepers took control of the town of Koui, in the northwest prefecture of Ouham-Pendé.

In a letter sent on behalf of 280 leaders from all walks of life, Gordon Brown, the Special Envoy on Global Education, called for urgent action to address the emergency triggered by COVID-19.

A new survey by the UN Children’s Fund has found that children are at increased risk of violence, exploitation and abuse because the pandemic has severely disrupted violence prevention and response services.

The UN Environment Programme today said that developers and CEOs from 11 video gaming companies committed to integrating environmental storylines and messages into live games that will reach 250 million players around the world.

Tomorrow 19 August is World Humanitarian Day.

For further details please see SOURCE below.
Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General