United Nations published this video item, entitled “Ukraine, Myanmar, Afghanistan & other topics – Daily Press Briefing (25 July 2022)” – below is their description.
Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
– Senior Personnel Appointments
– Secretary-General/Ukraine
– Black Sea Initiative
– Democratic Republic of The Congo
– Myanmar
– Yemen
– Haiti
– Afghanistan
– Children
– World Drowning Prevention Day
– Noon Briefing Guest Today
Full Highlights:
SECRETARY-GENERAL/UKRAINE
In a statement issued over the weekend, the Secretary-General unequivocally condemned reported strikes in the Ukrainian port of Odesa. He stressed that on Friday, all parties made clear commitments on the global stage to ensure the safe movement of Ukrainian grain and related products to global markets.
The Secretary-General noted that these products are desperately needed to address the global food crisis and ease the suffering of millions of people in need around the globe. Full implementation by the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Türkiye is imperative, he said.
MYANMAR
The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, today condemned in the strongest terms the execution of four democracy activists by Myanmar’s military – despite repeated calls by the United Nations and the wider international community to not carry out death sentences.
Ms. Bachelet said these executions – the first in Myanmar in decades – are cruel violations of the rights to life, liberty and security of a person, and fair trial guarantees.
The High Commissioner called for the immediate release of all political prisoners and others arbitrarily detained. She urged the country to reinstate its de facto moratorium on the use of the death penalty, as a step towards eventual abolition.
AFGHANISTAN
In Afghanistan, humanitarians say that flash flooding caused by heavy rain yesterday has resulted in civilian casualties and severe infrastructure damage in Nangarhar, Kunar, Laghman, and Nuristan provinces across the eastern region. According to initial reports, the floods impacted more than 6,000 people, damaging their houses and destroying thousands of hectares of agricultural land.
In response we, along with our humanitarian partners, have deployed assessment teams to the affected areas in the east and southeast yesterday and today.
For its part, the UN Development Programme today held a forum entitled “Community Voices: Vision for Regional Economic Recovery in Afghanistan”. The forum brought together more than 200 representatives of communities from all the main regions of Afghanistan to formulate and share their vision for the country’s economic recovery.
Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=25%20July%202022
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