Security Council, Syria, Yemen & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (30 May 2023)

Описание: Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Highlights:
Security Council/Threats to International Peace and Security
Security Council - resolutions
Syria
Yemen
Permanent Forum of People of African Descent
Deputy Secretary-General
Sudan
Mali
Hunger/Hotspots Report
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Palestine
Kosovo
Uganda
Plastics
Previous Statements
Noon Briefing Guests

SECURITY COUNCIL/ THREATS TO INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY
This afternoon the Security Council will hold a meeting on threats to international peace and security. Rafael Grossi, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency will brief Council members, and following the meeting, he and the Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, Ignazio Cassis, are expected to speak to reporters at the Security Council stakeout.

SECURITY COUNCIL - RESOLUTIONS
This morning, the Security Council unanimously voted in favour of the renewal of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq - for one year - until 31 May 2024.
Also, the Security Council adopted resolution 2683 that renews sanctions on South Sudan until 31 May 2024 and renews the Panel of Experts of the 2206 South Sudan Sanctions Committee until 1 July 2024, and that was done by 10 votes in favour, 5 abstentions.

SYRIA
This morning, the Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pederson, told Security Council members that this past month has seen diplomatic activity quicken.
At the same time, he underlined the importance for the Syrians to engage in dialogue and return to discussing their own future together in the Constitutional Committee.
For her part, Ghada Eltahir Mudawi, the Deputy Director of Operations at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said that a staggering 15.3 million people – that’s nearly 70 per cent of Syria’s population - require humanitarian assistance throughout the country.
She called for greater solidarity and urgently increased humanitarian funding to save lives and prevent further suffering.

YEMEN
The Central Emergency Response Fund has allocated $18 million to address food security in the country to help reduce high levels of food insecurity and rising malnutrition rates driven by the conflict, economic shocks and climate change, among other factors.
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says that more than 17 million men, women and children, or around 80 per cent of the population, are facing high levels of food insecurity across Yemen.
Recent UN analysis shows rising malnutrition rates, with children under the age of five being particularly impacted.
The $4.3 billion appeal for Yemen in 2023 is currently just over 24 percent funded.
This allocation from the Central Emergency Response Fund will allow humanitarian agencies and partners to support people in the governorates of Hajjah, Al Hodeidah and Ta’iz – which are among the most vulnerable and affected by both food insecurity and malnutrition.

Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/ossg...