United Nations published this video item, entitled “Venezuelan Refugees, Gaza, Ukraine & other topics – Daily Briefing (6 Dec 2023) | United Nations” – below is their description.
Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
– SG/Gaza
– Gaza
– Senior Personnel Appointments
– High-level Pledging Event for the Central Emergency Response Fund
– Venezuela/Guyana
– Venezuelan Refugees
– Security Council
– Ukraine
– UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Meeting
– COP28
– Human Rights
– Children
– AI Advisory Body
VENEZUELA/GUYANA
In response to questions on the situation between Venezuala and Guyana. The Spokesman said the Secretary-General strongly supports the use of solely peaceful means to settle international disputes. He further recalls that, pursuant to the Charter and to the Statute of the International Court of Justice, decisions of the Court are binding and he trusts that both States will duly comply with the Order from the Court.
The Secretary-General recalls the Order of the International Court of Justice, issued on 1 December 2023, indicating provisional measures in the case of Guyana against Venezuela concerning Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899.
The Secretary-General notes the Court’s unanimous decision to order Venezuela to “refrain from taking any action that would modify the situation that currently prevails in the territory in dispute”.
The Secretary-General also notes the Court’s order to both Parties to refrain from any action, which might aggravate or extend the dispute or make it more difficult to resolve.
In accordance with the Statute of the Court, the Secretary-General transmitted the notice of the provisional measures ordered by the Court to the Security Council.
VENEZUELAN REFUGEES
Also related to Venezuela, this morning, the International Organization for Migration and the UN Refugee Agency launched a $1.59 billion regional plan to support the needs of refugees and migrants from Venezuela as well as their host communities across 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean countries. The number of refugees and migrants from Venezuela worldwide has now topped 7.7 million people, with the vast majority hosted by countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The 2024 response plan aims to respond to 3 million refugees and migrants from Venezuela and host communities with emergency needs, while supporting socio-economic integration that will allow them to resume their lives.
GAZA
The World Food Programme (WFP), in a statement issued earlier today, said that the renewed fighting in Gaza makes the distribution of aid almost impossible and endangers the lives of humanitarian workers. Only a lasting peace can end the suffering and avert a looming humanitarian crisis, they say.
The ability of the United Nations to receive incoming loads of aid has been significantly impaired over the past three days by several factors. This includes a shortage of trucks within Gaza; the telecommunications blackout on 4 December; and the increasing number of staff who were unable to report to the Rafah crossing due to the ongoing hostilities.
Yesterday, for the third consecutive day, Rafah was the only governorate in Gaza where limited aid distributions took place. In the adjacent Khan Younis governorate, aid distribution has largely stopped due to the intensity of the fighting.
UKRAINE
OCHA tells us there was an attack yesterday in the city of Kherson, in the south of the country, which destroyed a local NGO’s humanitarian warehouse.
The humanitarian centre had been providing vital assistance to tens of thousands of residents of Kherson city and the region – whose needs have increased in the winter weather and the warehouse was completely burnt down.
Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=06%20December%202023
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