United Nations published this video item, entitled “Suriname, Western Sahara, Yemen & other topics – Daily Press Briefing (1 July 2022)” – below is their description.
Daily Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
– Suriname
– Deputy Secretary-General
– Western Sahara
– Yemen
– Ukraine
– Lebanon
– South Sudan
– Nigeria
– South Africa
– Colombia
SURINAME
The Secretary-General is traveling to Suriname, and he will arrive there early tomorrow morning.
As a reminder, during his trip to Suriname, the Secretary-General is scheduled to visit a rainforest region and an indigenous community, to learn more about harnessing indigenous knowledge to help adapt to climate impacts. He will also underscore the importance of nature-based climate solutions during a visit to a coastal mangrove site, where he will witness Suriname coastline’s susceptibility to flooding.
And then on Sunday, he will address the opening ceremony of the Heads of Government Meeting of the Caribbean Community, known as CARICOM.
DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL
The Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week. In addition to cancelling her in-person activities scheduled over the past few days in Paris, she will no longer travel to Lisbon, for the closing of the Ocean Conference.
She is expected back in the office on Tuesday.
WESTERN SAHARA
The Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura is planning to conduct a new phase of visits to all concerned interlocutors in the region in the coming days. The Personal Envoy will travel to Rabat tomorrow to meet Moroccan officials. It is also his intention to visit Western Sahara in the course of this trip. During this phase of the engagement, the Personal Envoy intends to remain guided by the clear precedents set by his predecessors.
Following the Personal Envoy’s regional tour in January, he looks forward to deepening the consultations he initiated at that time with all parties concerned on the perspectives to constructively advance the political process on Western Sahara.
YEMEN
The UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism for Yemen urgently needs additional funds to continue its work. With its current resources, the Mission will be forced to suspend operations at the end of August.
The Mission is an essential service that facilitates the flow of commercial goods into Yemen’s Red Sea ports.
Since 2016, it has cleared more than 1,600 ships to ensure essential items such as food, fuel and other commercial goods are able to reach Yemeni men, women and children.
Yemen imports nearly 90 per cent of its food. The Security Council has often expressed its commitment to facilitating these imports, most recently in resolution 2624.
The Mission needs $3.5 million for its operations from September until the end of the year.
Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=01%20July%202022
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