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Daily Press Briefing: Africa Dialogue, Myanmar, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Mali, Libya, Migrants/Central MED Sea, DRC, South Asia/Cyclone, COVID-19/Indonesia, Vesak Day, UNCTAD, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Virtual Briefings Tomorrow, Financial Contribution
Speaking at the Public Policy Forum of this year’s Africa Dialogue Series, on the theme of “Cultural identity and ownership”, the Secretary-General said it is a call for using the continent’s rich and diverse cultural and natural heritage as a catalyst for Africa’s growth and transformation.
In Myanmar, the UN Country Team continues to call upon the military to ensure the protection of civilians as widespread and systematic breaches of human rights continue, including extrajudicial killing, arbitrary detention, torture and ill treatment, as well as enforced disappearance.
The Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, briefed the Security Council this morning by videoconference.
The Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, today concluded a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, where he met with senior Saudi and Yemeni officials.
The Secretary-General welcomes the start of the peace talks today between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement – North Abdelaziz al Hilu faction, being mediated by South Sudan in Juba.
In Mali, the Peacekeeping mission on the ground continues to work closely with the delegation from ECOWAS, which is currently in Bamako.
Ján Kubiš, the Special Envoy for Libya, welcomed Libyan delegates to a two-day virtual meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF).
A report released today by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says that evidence shows that the lack of human rights protection in the central Mediterranean Sea for migrants is not a tragic anomaly. The report says that this is rather a consequence of concrete policy decisions and practices by the Libyan authorities, the EU Member States and other actors that have combined to create an environment where the dignity and human rights of migrants are at risk.
An update on the UN’s work to assist people impacted by the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, David McLachlan-Karr, reiterated the UN’s commitment to support the Congolese Government to respond to the disaster.
From South Asia, which is being impacted currently by Tropical Cyclone Yaas, the UN has activated cyclone preparedness measures and prepositioned stocks of food and other items in Bangladesh.
In Indonesia, the UN Country Team, led by Resident Coordinator Valerie Julliand, is supporting the national vaccination campaign which aims to reach 181 million people by March of next year.
Today is Vesak Day.
In response to a question on the process through which the UN selects the new head of the UN Conference on Trade and Development, better known as UNCTAD, the Spokesman said that, according to the General Assembly resolution 1995 (XIX) of 1964, the Secretary-General of UNCTAD shall be appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations and confirmed by the General Assembly.
The Erez crossing remains open for international humanitarian staff, but still not open for Palestinian travelers, including humanitarian personnel and medical referrals.
Tomorrow, at 9:00 am, virtually, Lynn Hastings, the Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory will launch the flash appeal on Gaza.
A11.45 a.m. Thursday, there will be a briefing by Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the head of Peacekeeping Operations.
Togo has paid its 2021 budget dues in full, bringing to total number of Member States who have paid their dues in full to103.
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