Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
- Afghanistan
- Ukraine Security Council
- Ethiopia
- South Sudan
- Central African Republic
- IRENA Assembly
- Syria
- Press Briefing
AFGHANISTAN
The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, addressed the Security Council in a private session this morning. She reiterated that the Taliban’s decisions restricting the rights of women and girls – including the recent bans on higher education for women and participation in the humanitarian workforce - are grave violations of fundamental rights. They also contradict assurances that the Taliban gave prior to taking power about the role of women in their country.
The Special Representative also outlined the potential negative impact of such decisions, including, most immediately, on the delivery of humanitarian assistance to Afghans in desperate need. She stressed the need for Council unity in the face of these decisions.
The Council also heard from Catherine Russell, the Executive Director of UNICEF, who focused her briefing on the situation of girls and children in Afghanistan.
UKRAINE SECURITY COUNCIL
This afternoon, the Security Council will reconvene in an open meeting on Ukraine.
Rosemary di Carlo, the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, will brief on behalf of the UN.
ETHIOPIA
In Ethiopia, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that aid continues to be sent into the Tigray region.
Since mid-November - following the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement - some 3,000 trucks carrying more than 105,000 metric tons of food, as well as health, shelter, water and other supplies, have been brought into the region through four road corridors.
The [UN] Humanitarian Air Service and Ethiopian Airlines are now conducting regular flights to Tigray.
Also, since mid-November, food has been distributed to more than 3 million people.
However, some areas remain hard to reach, including some border areas in the north and areas off the main roads.
Humanitarian needs remain extremely high in parts of Afar and Amhara that were impacted by the conflict. The distribution of food and other assistance continues, although gaps remain, including in areas where people are returning to their homes.
Meanwhile, in the eastern and southern parts of Ethiopia, communities continue to suffer from the devastating drought impacting the Horn of Africa that we have been telling you about.
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