Secretary-General at COP27, Ukraine, South Sudan other topics - Daily Press Briefing

Noon briefing by Stephanie Tremblay, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

• Categories: Media / Press Conferences
• Video Length: 00:24:44
• Production Date: 9 November 2022
• Asset Language: English; Original
• Personal Subject: TREMBLAY, STEPHANIE
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: CLIMATE CHANGE; JOURNALISM; PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS; SECRETARY-GENERAL; UNITED NATIONS FINANCES
• Geographic Subject: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; SOUTH SUDAN; UKRAINE
• MAMS Id: 2979667
• Parent Id: 2979198

Description

Today, at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, the Secretary-General spoke at the launch of former U.S. Vice President Al Gore's climate TRACE initiative which seeks to track global greenhouse gas emissions.

In Ukraine, our humanitarian colleagues are concerned about an increasing number of incidents involving mines and explosive ordnance, particularly affecting people in areas where Ukraine recently regained control.nbsp;

In South Sudan, the Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, and the Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-General, Courtney Rattray, concluded their four-day visit with a press conference today in Juba

From the Central African Republic, our peacekeeping colleagues tell us they are continuing to support the national authorities in preventing and reducing violence at the community level.nbsp;

This morning, the Security Council held an open meeting on Libya.

And after a short dry spell, I am happy to thank our friends in Podgorica for sending a cheque with Montenegro’s dues to this year’s regular budget.nbsp;

On 16 November, five new members will be inducted to the New York Journalism Hall of Fame.nbsp;