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SG/Suriname, road safety, pooled funds & other topics - Daily Press Briefing
Following his visit to Portugal last week, the Secretary-General is now heading to Suriname. He will be in the country from 2 July to 4 July, on a trip that, as he did in Lisbon, will focus on the environment and biodiversity and how they are impacted by climate change.
This morning, the Secretary-General spoke at the High-Level meeting of the General Assembly on Improving Road Safety.
This morning, the Secretary-General also spoke by pre-recorded video message at a virtual event on pooled funds.
Turning to Ukraine, our Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, Osnat Lubrani, today called on the parties to the conflict to decisively and urgently facilitate safe and unimpeded access for aid workers in all regions, cities, towns and villages, where people need help. She also stressed the need to allow civilians to leave these areas if they want to.
Also on Ukraine, our Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine has a new report documenting violations – including killings, torture and disappearances – all against civilians and others during the first three months of the war.
Stephanie Williams, the Special Adviser for Libya, issued a statement today on the meetings during the previous two days of the presidents of the House of Representatives and the High Council of State. Those meetings took place in Geneva.
Rosemary DiCarlo, head of Political Affairs and Peacebuilding Affairs, briefed the Security Council this morning on diplomatic engagement with Iran and on the restoration of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Geir Pedersen, the Special Envoy for Syria, briefed the Security Council late yesterday afternoon.
Today, the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo closed its offices in Kalemie, in the Tanganyika province. This is a major step forward in the progressive, phased, drawdown of the Mission.
Quick update from Afghanistan, where the UN Refugee Agency and the UN Development Programme signed an agreement to provide $1 million for housing and infrastructure in Khost and Paktika Province.
In Malaysia, our team there, led by Resident Coordinator Karima El Korri, continues to support the Government in tackling the impacts of the pandemic.
Regarding the ruling by the US Supreme Court regarding the climate and the Environmental Protection Agency, while it is not the UN’s role to provide legal commentary on judicial decisions of individual Member States, just more generally, I can say that this is a setback in our fight against climate change, when we are already far off-track in meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Today is International Day of Parliamentarism, and this year’s theme is public engagement in the work of parliament. Today is also International Asteroid Day.
We now have 109 members who have contributed, thanks to our friends in Burundi.
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