Virtual Press Briefing by Spokesperson for Secretary-General

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

• Categories: Media / Press Conferences
• Video Length: 00:18:30
• Production Date: 25 August 2020
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA; UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN – UNMISS; UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST - UNRWA; WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME - WFP
• Subject Topical: CORONAVIRUS DISEASE - COVID 19; EPIDEMICS; FLOODS; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; SECRETARY-GENERAL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS; TOURISM
• Geographic Subject: AFGHANISTAN; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST; MOLDOVA; SOUTH SUDAN; SYRIA; YEMEN
• MAMS Id: 2554583
• Parent Id: 2554583

Description

The Secretary-General’s Policy Brief looking at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism was published today.

The Security Council held an open video teleconference on the situation in the Middle East.

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees said that it is extremely concerned about the closure of the lone power plant in Gaza since last Tuesday, 18th of August and with the impact it will have on healthcare and other sectors.

In response to a question on Lebanon yesterday, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that the UN and partners are continuing to deliver emergency assistance to those most in need following the Beirut blast.

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said heavy rains and flooding in Yemen since March continue to impact the country, with some 300,000 people believed to have lost their homes and livelihoods.

Fighting in Kunduz province has led to the displacement of approximately 52,500 people.

The UN remains concerned about the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases across Syria, where capacity to test and to respond remains limited.

The UN Mission in South Sudan has provided antibacterial soaps and handwashing buckets to communities in Eastern Equatoria, making it easier for people to follow recommended hygiene guidelines.

The UN team in Moldova, led by the Resident Coordinator, Simon Springett, is working with authorities to tackle the health, social and economic impacts of the pandemic.

Tomorrow at 10 a.m. the report entitled “People’s Money: Harnessing Digitalization to Finance a Sustainable Future” will be launched. The report was put together by the Secretary-General’s Task Force on Digital Financing and highlights how billions of people around the world are responding to the pandemic using digital tools to work, spend and socialize.

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Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General