Daily Press Briefing by Spokesperson for Secretary-General

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

• Categories: Media / Press Conferences
• Video Length: 00:20:42
• Production Date: 4 November 2020
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS POLICE – UNPOL
• Subject Topical: CORONAVIRUS DISEASE - COVID 19; FLOODS; TYPHOONS
• Geographic Subject: CAMBODIA; COTE D'IVOIRE; ETHIOPIA; LEBANON; LIBYA; NICARAGUA; PHILIPPINES; REPUBLIC OF CONGO
• MAMS Id: 2578122
• Parent Id: 2578122

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The Secretary-General expresses his alarm over the reported armed clashes in the Tigray region of Ethiopia and calls for immediate measures to de-escalate tensions and to ensure a peaceful resolution to the dispute.

In a statement issued yesterday, the Secretary-General took note of the announcement by the Independent Electoral Commission of the provisional results of the presidential elections in Côte D’ivoire.

This week is UN Police Week. This morning, the Security Council was briefed by Alexander Zouev, the Assistant Secretary-General for Peace Operations, as well as the UN Police Commissioners serving in the Central African Republic, Haiti, Mali and South Sudan.

Stephanie Williams, the Acting Special Representative for Libya, spoke to the press following the end of the two-day meeting of the Joint Military Commission that took place in Ghadames in Libya. She noted the opening of the oil installations, work on the resumption of flights and continuing exchange of detainees.

Today marks three months since the Beirut port explosions, which impacted thousands of people and caused widespread damage. The UN, along with its humanitarian partners continue to help those most in need. At least 180,000 people have received humanitarian assistance since August. 

Nicaragua was hit by Hurricane Eta early yesterday morning. UNICEF and its partners have prepositioned emergency supplies and developed a joint response plan to address the needs of children and families, including 10,000 people evacuated from the northern coast.

In the Philippines, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says that more than 2 million people have been impacted by Super Typhoon Goni, the strongest typhoon of this year. UN agencies, the Red Cross and humanitarian partners are conducting assessments and are providing food, shelter items and psycho-social services, among others, and also supporting the Government’s search-and-rescue efforts.

As of yesterday, more than 800,000 people have been impacted by floods in Cambodia, nearly half them being poor and vulnerable who need humanitarian assistance. The UN is working on a Humanitarian Response Plan.

The UN team in the Republic of Congo, led by Resident Coordinator Chris Mburu, has partnered with authorities and civil society organizations to assess the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic. These findings were crucial to develop the country’s response to the virus.

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has paid its regular budget dues in full – for this year, and last. That makes up 132 countries that have paid in full so far this year.

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