Haiti, Afghanistan, Lebanon & other topics - Daily Press Briefing

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

• Video Length: 01:01:49
• Production Date: 10 August 2021
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: SECRETARIAT; SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: EARTHQUAKES; VACCINATION
• Geographic Subject: AFGHANISTAN; ETHIOPIA; HAITI; LEBANON; MOZAMBIQUE
• MAMS Id: 2647350
• Parent Id: 2647350

Description

In a statement issued today, the Secretary-General said that he stands in solidarity with the people of Haiti at this difficult time.

In a statement released today, the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, Ramiz Alakbarov, stressed that the UN in the country reiterates its commitment to stay and deliver aid to millions of people in the country.

This morning, the Security Council held a private meeting on Myanmar. The Secretary-General’s Special Envoy, Christine Schraner Burgener, and the Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ramesh Rajasingham, briefed Council members.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) today said that it urgently needs $27 million to continue providing emergency shelter for internally displaced people in Tigray.

On Lebanon, the Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, Najat Rochdi, said today that fuel shortages in the country threaten access to essential health and water services for thousands of families.

The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), António Vitorino, is on a three-day visit to Mozambique.

Guyana has received its third batch of vaccines through COVAX, with the UN and our partners having supported the latest delivery of 57,000 doses.

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Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General