Noon briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
Highlights:
- Afghanistan/Humanitarian Updated
- Haiti
- General Assembly
- Secretary-General/UN Food Systems Summit
- Guinea
- Covax
- Press Briefings Tomorrow
AFGHANISTAN/HUMANITARIAN UPDATED
In Afghanistan, in the past few days, several UN road missions were successfully conducted from Mazar-i-Sharif to Maymana and from Kabul to Jalalabad. We, along with our partners, continue to deliver aid to millions of people in need, as you just heard.
We stressed that pledges now need to be disbursed quickly so that the UN and humanitarian partners, including national and international non-governmental organizations, can move quickly to turn funds into food, health care and protection for Afghan children, women and men in need.
HAITI
Today marks the one-month anniversary since Haiti was struck by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. The quake left 2,247 people dead, 12,763 people injured, and 650,000 people in need of emergency assistance. As a reminder, more than 136,000 houses were damaged or destroyed.
Food security partners have also reached more than 143,000 people to date with food and cash-based transfers and have served more than 130,000 hot meals in Grande Anse, Nippes and the Sud departments of Haiti.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
At 3 pm, the Secretary-General will speak at the closing of the 75th session of the General Assembly, and he will discuss how that session was held under the shadow of a formidable foe: the COVID-19 pandemic. The Secretary-General will also talk about how this has been the most challenging period facing the world since the Second World War. And he will pay tribute to the departing President, Volkan Bozkir.
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