Virtual Press Briefing by Spokesperson for Secretary-General

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

• Categories: Media / Press Conferences
• Video Length: 00:22:19
• Production Date: 20 August 2020
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA; SECURITY COUNCIL; UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND - UNICEF; UNITED NATIONS MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED STABILIZATION MISSION IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - MINUSCA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - WHO
• Subject Topical: CORONAVIRUS DISEASE - COVID 19; ELECTIONS; FLOODS; PEACE PROCESS; SCHOOLS; UNITED NATIONS BUDGET
• Geographic Subject: ASIA; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; COMOROS; LEBANON; MALI; MAURITIUS; SOMALIA; SYRIA
• MAMS Id: 2554346
• Parent Id: 2554346

Description

In Mali, the Peacekeeping Mission reports that the security situation in Bamako remains relatively calm, with no major security incidents.

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, James Swan, briefed members of the Council. He told diplomats that Somalia, like the rest of the world, is focused on confronting the COVID-19 pandemic.

The UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon, Najat Rochdi, announced that OCHA has begun the disbursement of US $8.5 million from the Lebanon Humanitarian Fund to provide rapid support to families impacted by the devastating Beirut Port explosions.

In the Central African Republic, the UN peacekeepers are continuing their technical, logistical operations in support to the preparation of the country’s presidential and legislative elections, scheduled for December 27th of this year.

In Syria, the UN remains concerned by the rising number of COVID-19 cases across the country.

In the Comoros, there are more than 400 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 7 deaths. The UN team, led by acting Resident Coordinator Marcel Ouattara, continues to provide support to national authorities to boost its health and socioeconomic response to the pandemic.

On Monday, at least 45 migrants and refugees, including 5 children, died in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya.

In Asia, a strong monsoon season has caused floods and landslides over the past week resulting in hundreds of casualties, the displacement of millions of people, and the destruction of infrastructure.

The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) today said that the oil spill off the coast of Mauritius illustrates how small island nations face an existential and developmental threat from pollution of ships endangering their vulnerable marine ecosystems and ocean economies.

Burundi is the 110th country to have paid its regular budget dues in full this year.

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Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General