United Nations published this video item, entitled “Gaza, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Myanmar & other topics – Daily Briefing (22 Nov 2023)” – below is their description.
Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
– Gaza
– Occupied Palestinian Territory
– Security Council
– Under-Secretary-General For Political And Peacebuilding Affairs/Travel
– Chile
– Democratic Republic of the Congo
– Central African Republic
– Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
– Security Council/Ukraine
– Myanmar
– Dominican Republic
– Next Days
GAZA
The Secretary-General has welcomed the agreement reached by Israel and Hamas, with the mediation of Qatar and supported by Egypt and the United States.
This is an important step in the right direction, but much more needs to be done.
The United Nations will mobilize all its capacities to support the implementation of the agreement and maximize its positive impact on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that yesterday, 63,800 litres of fuel entered Gaza from Egypt. Fuel is being distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) – to support food distribution, and the operation of generators at hospitals, water and sanitation facilities, shelters, and other critical services.
A total of 79 trucks carrying humanitarian supplies entered from Egypt by yesterday evening. Overall, between 21 October and 21 November, at least 1,399 truckloads of humanitarian supplies, excluding fuel, have entered Gaza through the Egyptian border, compared to a monthly average of nearly 10,000 truckloads of commercial and humanitarian commodities, excluding fuel, entering Gaza before 7 October.
Also yesterday, Al Awda Hospital in North Gaza was attacked, and three doctors and one patient’s companion were killed, and many patients injured. Since the start of the war, the World Health Organization (WHO) has documented 178 health attacks in Gaza Strip that resulted in 22 fatalities and 48 injuries among health care workers on duty.
Only two small hospitals to the north of Wadi Gaza, one in Gaza city and another in Beit Lahiya, are estimated to be partially operational and admit patients, with the remaining 22 being out of service. Of the 11 medical facilities in the south, seven are currently functional.
A WHO staff member was killed alongside her 6-month-old baby, her husband and two brothers yesterday. As of 19 November, 108 UNRWA staff have been killed in Gaza since 7 October.
Nearly 770,000 internally displaced persons, out of 1.7 million, are sheltering in 99 UNRWA facilities south of Wadi Gaza in extremely overcrowded conditions. In the past two weeks, the agency has recorded a 35 per cent increase in skin diseases and a 40 per cent increase in cases of diarrhea.
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
In a statement issued last night, the Secretary-General strongly condemned the launch of yet another military satellite using ballistic missile technology by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
He added that any launch by the DPRK using ballistic missile technology is contrary to the relevant Security Council resolutions.
The Secretary-General reiterated his call on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to fully comply with its international obligations under all relevant Security Council resolutions and to return to dialogue without preconditions to achieve the goal of sustainable peace and the complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
MYANMAR
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) today said that intense fighting between ethnic armed organizations and the Myanmar Armed Forces continues and has expanded into more areas, including densely populated urban centres. This escalation is the largest and most geographically widespread since the 2021 military takeover. Northern and southern Shan, Sagaing, Kayah, Rakhine, and southern Chin are particularly affected.
The UN humanitarian partners on the ground note that as of yesterday, more than 286,000 people have been displaced since the escalation of fighting on October 26th, with this number continuing to climb.
The security situation in Rakhine remains alarming, particularly in Pauktaw Township where some 20,000 people have fled to safer locations since the middle of this month. According to UN humanitarian partners, entry points to downtown Pauktaw have been closed, and the town is not accessible. Hundreds of people are reportedly trapped and have not been able to move to safer areas. Some 26,000 Rohingya also remain unreachable in 5 sites for internally displaced people in Pauktaw and have not had access to humanitarian assistance since November 10th.
Many transport routes in parts of the country affected by conflict remain blocked, with airports closed and telecommunication services disrupted.
Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=22%20November%202023
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