United Nations published this video item, entitled “SG/ Morocco, Black Sea Grain, Ukraine & other topics – Daily Press Briefing (23 November 2022)” – below is their description.
Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
– Secretary-General/Morocco
– Black Sea Grain Initiative
– Ukraine
– Middle East
– Yemen
– Deputy Secretary-General/Trip Announcement
– Central African Republic
– Mali
– Security Council
– Chad
– Haiti
– Venezuela
– Migrants
– Noon Briefing Guest on Monday
SECRETARY-GENERAL/MOROCCO
The Secretary-General is meeting in Rabat with King Mohammed VI of Morocco.
Following that meeting, he will travel back to New York.
BLACK SEA GRAIN INITIATIVE
The UN Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Amir Abdulla, is stepping down from his position due to personal reasons.
Mr. Abdulla has played a key leadership role in UN efforts to implement the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
The Secretary-General is grateful for Mr. Abdulla’s hard work and commitment.
His deputy will act as officer-in-charge in Istanbul for the time being.
As the Initiative enters its second term, a replacement for Mr. Abdulla is being identified.
UKRAINE
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Ukraine said that the country today experienced a new wave of attacks on its energy infrastructure, adding to the already grave energy crisis that millions of Ukrainians are already beleaguered by.
Right now, there are power outages in every region of Ukraine. This also affects people’s access to water and heating, at a time when temperatures are below zero in many parts of the country.
OCHA added that some regions – such as Lviv in the west, Zaporizhzhia and Odesa in the south, Vinnytsya and Dnipro in the centre – have been completely disconnected from electricity. The capital Kyiv was also left without electricity in most areas and without water across the entire city.
The level of human suffering in Ukraine increases with each passing day, and the war continues to cause increasing humanitarian needs. OCHA again stresses that attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure must stop, so people can have a much-needed respite.
Noon Briefing Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=23%20November%202022
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