United Nations published this video item, entitled “Afghanistan, Myanmar, Botswana/Covid-19 & other topics – Daily Press Briefing (6 December 2021)” – below is their description.
Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights
– Senior Personnel Appointments
– Myanmar/Aung San Suu Kyi
– Myanmar
– Afghanistan
– Democratic Republic of the Congo
– Central African Republic
– Mali
– Peacekeeping Ministerial
– Botswana/Covid-19
– Middle East
– Sampaio
– Press Encounter Today
– Financial Contribution
AFGHANISTAN
Our humanitarian colleagues report that provision of winterization assistance continues across the country. Last week, more than 81,000 people received winterization assistance in Nangarhar, Kunar and Nuristan provinces. Some 284,500 people received relief food assistance, and about 46,000 people in Paktya and Kabul provinces people were reached with cash assistance.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization provided essential medicine items in the Nangarhar Province. And yesterday, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the UN Refugee Agency undertook a road mission to visit a distribution site and assess additional needs, including health, water and sanitation and hygiene services.
MYANMAR
The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms yesterday’s killing and injuring of a number of unarmed civilians by security forces in Yangon, when a vehicle rammed into protestors who were then fired upon with live ammunition.
The killing of peaceful demonstrators violates the fundamental human rights, freedom of expression, and the right of peaceful assembly, and is in clear defiance of calls by the Security Council for restraint and dialogue. The violence against civilians must stop and the perpetrators held accountable.
To date, more than 1,300 women, children and men have lost their lives in Myanmar since the takeover of the government by the military 1 February.
We reiterate our call for the military to refrain from violence and repression, and for a return to Myanmar’s democratic path.
Also expressing deep concern over yesterday’s attack on unarmed civilians was the acting Resident Coordinator in Myanmar, Ramanathan Balakrishnan.
He stressed in a statement that the freedom of expression is a fundamental human right and the actions by security forces are completely unacceptable.
BOTSWANA/COVID-19
A quick COVID update from Botswana. With cases of the Omicron variant detected in the country, the UN team there, led by Resident Coordinator Zia Choudhury, is increasing its support for the Government’s COVID-19 response.
We are helping to enhance Botswana’s capacity to diagnose and treat the virus by providing medical and protective equipment.
UNICEF is providing risk communication support on health and safety measures, increasing access to education, and providing medical and nutrition support for vulnerable children.
Of the nearly two million vaccine doses delivered to Botswana, more than 700,000 came through COVAX. Botswana has achieved the World Health Organization’s target of vaccinating 40 per cent of the population by this month.
As of November 29th, 75 per cent of the people in the country have received at least one dose, while 68 per cent are fully vaccinated.
Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=06%20December%202021
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