United Nations published this video item, entitled “Colombia, Secretary General & other topics – Daily Press Briefing (14 July 2022) | United Nations” – below is their description.
Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
– COLOMBIA
– SECRETARY-GENERAL
– UKRAINE
– SRI LANKA
– PANAMA
– ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA REPORT 2022
– REPORT ON WOMEN IN THE HEALTH AND CARE SECTOR
– ECOSOC
– FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION
COLOMBIA
This morning, the Special Representative for the Secretary-General in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, briefed Security Council members on the latest developments in the country.
He said that over the past few months, Colombians took part in a hard-fought political campaign leading to the election of their new President, Gustavo Petro, and reiterated the Secretary-General’s encouragement over these mostly peaceful elections.
He noted that the recent electoral outcomes increasingly reflect the diversity of the country’s vibrant society, which will include the largest ever share of women, close to 30 per cent of lawmakers.
Mr. Ruiz Massieu said that while there are reasons for encouragement, violence continues against communities, leaders and former combatants and he called for their security to be guaranteed through the Peace Agreement.
Also briefing the Council was Father Francisco de Roux, President of Colombia’s Truth Commission, who met with the Secretary-General yesterday. We issued a readout of their meeting.
Mr. Ruiz Massieu and Father de Roux were the guests today at the noon briefing.
SECRETARY-GENERAL
The Secretary-General is currently on annual leave, but he spoke to you yesterday following the news out of the talks in Istanbul, in which he said that we have seen a critical step forward to ensuring the safe and secure export of Ukrainian food products through the Black Sea.
In a world darkened by global crises, he said, we have a ray of hope.
More technical work will be needed to materialize progress in Istanbul, he said, but the momentum is clear.
He said that the discussions in Istanbul were an important and substantive step on the way to a comprehensive agreement. The hopeful news from Istanbul shows the importance of dialogue, he said.
In response to questions, the Secretary-General said that we do not know when a formal deal will be finalized, but he added that he stands ready to interrupt his holidays and go to Istanbul if that is the case.
Full highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=14%20July%202022
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