Afghanistan, Sahel, Democratic Republic of the Congo & other topics - Daily Press Briefing

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary- General.

• Video Length: 01:05:11
• Production Date: 13 August 2021
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: SECRETARIAT
• Subject Topical: CORONAVIRUS DISEASE - COVID 19; UNITED NATIONS BUDGET
• Geographic Subject: AFGHANISTAN; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FIJI; SAHEL
• MAMS Id: 2646851
• Parent Id: 2646851

Description

The Secretary-General will be at the Security Council stakeout at 2:30 p.m. to deliver a statement on the current situation in Afghanistan. In a tweet today, the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, said she is deeply concerned about the situation in Afghanistan and noted that yet again, civilians are bearing the brunt of the violence.

Heavy rains and floods in parts of the region in recent weeks have claimed dozens of lives in Chad and Niger, impacting more than 100,000 people.

The UN Refugee Agency today said it is gravely concerned about incidents of widespread and systematic sexual violence against Congolese women and girls, perpetrated by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Tanganyika Province.

Our UN team in Fiji, led by the Resident Coordinator, Sanaka Samarasinha, continues to support the response by working to ensure there are enough supplies and equipment for testing, treatment, communications and vaccines. Fiji has received more than 250,000 doses from COVAX, with more coming, as well as doses donated by other countries.

We are up to 121 Member States who have paid up their budget dues in full. We thank the Central African Republic.

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Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General