Daily Press Briefing: Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Myanmar-Bangladesh, Australia-Timor-Leste, Fyrom, Child Marriage, Food Assistance, Darfur, Honour Roll
Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary General.
HIGHLIGHTS:
– U.N. SPECIAL ENVOY MEETS REPRESENTATIVES FOR IRAN, RUSSIA AND TURKEY TO DISCUSS CONFLICT IN SYRIA
– YEMEN: U.N. WARNS SOME 77,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN NEWLY DISPLACED OVER PAST FOURS MONTHS
– U.N. LAUNCHES $569 MILLION HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN FOR IRAQ
– U.N. SENIOR OFFICIAL TO VISIT SRI LANKA THIS WEEK
– ETHNIC CLEANSING OF ROHINGYA FROM MYNAMAR CONTINUES – U.N. OFFICIAL
– U.N. TEAMS UP WITH NATURE CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION TO PROTECT ROHINGYA REFUGEES FROM ELEPHANTS NEAR SETTLEMENT
– AUSTRALIA AND EAST TIMOR TO SIGN MARITIME BOUNDARIES TREATY UNDER U.N. AUSPICES
– U.N. OFFICIAL PRAISES REFORM EFFORTS BY FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
– CHILD MARRIAGE DECREASING GLOBALLY – U.N.I.C.E.F.
– 37 COUNTRIES IN NEED OF FOOD ASSISTANCE – U.N. AGENCY
– ANITA KOKUI GBEHO OF GHANA APPOINTED AS DEPUTY JOINT SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR A.U.-U.N. MISSION IN DARFUR
Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=06%20March%202018
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