Middle East, Ukraine & other topics - Daily Press Briefing

Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

• Categories: Media / Press Conferences
• Video Length: 00:18:06
• Production Date: 27 June 2023
• Asset Language: English; Original
• Personal Subject: HAQ, FARHAN
• Corporate Name: OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA
• Subject Topical: CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS; INTERNATIONAL DAYS; NOON BRIEFING; PEACE PROCESS; SMALL ENTERPRISES
• Geographic Subject: AFGHANISTAN; MIDDLE EAST; UKRAINE; WEST BANK
• MAMS Id: 3065360
• Parent Id: 3065088

Description

Tor Wennesland, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, told the Security Council this morning that, in recent weeks, we have seen an alarming spike in violence across the northern and central occupied West Bank, leading to numerous Palestinian and Israeli casualties. nbsp;Today, in China, the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, met with the Inner Mongolia Provincial leaders. She acknowledged the regional efforts on climate action and long-term investments in afforestation.The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that halfway into 2023, it has only received 20 per cent of the $54.8 billion it needs to help people in need around the world.At the end of last year, the number of people who needed aid was a record 349 million, but that number has climbed to 362 million. This means that one in 22 people globally now require assistance.The UN, along with its partners, are continuing to help people impacted by the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam. Since June 6th, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) organized 15 inter-agency convoys, which delivered more than 60 truckloads of vital supplies to over 20 villages and towns of the Dnipro and Kherson regions, including Kherson city.The latest inter-agency convoy today reached two villages in the Dnipro region, carrying water, food, hygiene kits and medical supplies to nearly 2,000 civilians in the area.A United Nations report released today shows that improvised explosive devices (IEDs) remain a significant concern in Afghanistan - despite an overall decline in civilian casualties since the Taliban takeover - characterized by a rise in attacks on places of worship and against the minority Hazara community.The annual report on children and armed conflict was published this morning and Virginia Gamba briefed journalists on the report this morning. As she mentioned in her briefing, in 2022, children continued to be disproportionately affected by armed conflict.Today is Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day. The theme of this year’s Day focuses on women and young people’s entrepreneurship and resilient supply chains.