Ukraine, COVID-19, Abyei & other topics- Daily Press Briefing

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

• Categories: Media / Press Conferences
• Video Length: 01:29:59
• Production Date: 9 March 2022
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: DUJARRIC, STEPHANE
• Subject Topical: CORONAVIRUS DISEASE - COVID 19; EXHIBITIONS; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; SECRETARY-GENERAL; UNITED NATIONS BUDGET
• Geographic Subject: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; CHAD; ETHIOPIA; MALAYSIA; SUDAN; UKRAINE
• MAMS Id: 2717878
• Parent Id: 2717878

Description

Earlier today, the Secretary-General spoke by phone with President Andrzej Duda of Poland. He said he appreciated the role that Poland is playing in welcoming more than one million refugees from Ukraine.

The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine continues to deteriorate rapidly, with mounting numbers of casualties, refugees, and people on the move inside the country. The UN Refugee Agency said today that more than 2.2 million people have crossed international borders out of the country.

In a statement issued earlier today, the Secretary-General said that it would be a grave mistake to think the pandemic is over.

In Abyei, the UN Interim Security Force there is deeply concerned about the renewed violence in the southern part of the Abyei Area, which has led to deaths as well as the displacement of thousands of men, women and children, not to mention humanitarian suffering.

In Chad, the UN is welcoming the “pre-dialogue” between the transitional authorities and armed groups set to start on 13 March in Doha, in Qatar, as well as the previous consultations held with civilian stakeholders at the provincial level and in the diaspora in recent months.

The UN Mission in the Central African Republic is supporting the National Mediation Council with the launch of a series of training sessions that are taking place this week in Bangui.

In Addis Ababa, about 400 youth leaders from across Africa are meeting today at a UN-supported three-day summit to discuss ways they can contribute to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda on the continent.

In Malaysia, the UN team, led by Resident Coordinator Karima El Korri, continues to help authorities respond to the pandemic.

There is a photo exhibition featuring women campaigning for peace seen through the lens of women photographers that is still being shown in several cities around the world. The exhibit, called “In Their Hands: Women Taking Ownership of Peace”, is organized by our colleagues from the Department of Peace Operations, in collaboration with the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and UN Women.

Jordan has paid its regular budget dues in full, taking us up to 69 fully paid up members.

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Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General