Sudan, Haiti, Yemen & other topics - Daily Press Briefing

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

Highlights:
Secretary-General’s Press Conference
Ecosoc Coordination Segment
Haiti
Yemen
Sudan
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo/Peacekeeping
Security Council
Occupied Palestinian Territory
Ukraine
Honour Roll

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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S PRESS CONFERENCE

Tomorrow, at noon, the Secretary-General, António Guterres, will be here for his last annual start-of-the-year press conference.

The Secretary-General will talk about his priorities for 2026. And I think paint a very clear picture of the current state of the world, the challenges we face and the path forwards. We will share the remarks with you under embargo soon, probably mid-afternoon or so.

ECOSOC COORDINATION SEGMENT

This morning, the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, delivered remarks on behalf of the Secretary-General at the 2026 ECOSOC Coordination Segment, which brings together Member States and partners to coordinate development priorities and strengthen multilateral cooperation.

Over eight decades, she said, ECOSOC has advanced dialogue and coordinated action in support of sustainable development and human rights. And amid interconnected crises, from conflict and inequality to climate change and emerging technologies, ECOSOC must demonstrate that global cooperation can deliver.

Ms. Mohammed conveyed the Secretary-General’s welcome for ECOSOC’s continued efforts to strengthen the UN development system, aligned with the UN80 Initiative’s vision of a more effective UN delivering for people and planet.

HAITI

The Department of Operational Support who have been leading efforts to establish and operationalise the UN Support Office in Haiti says that the Security Council, through its resolution 2793, requested the UN to establish the Support Office to provide logistical support to the Gang Suppression Force within six months of its adoption – so by the end of March.

The interim Director of this office, the Director of Mission Support, Stephen McOwan, has been selected recently and he arrived in Port-au-Prince over the weekend. He has joined about 37 staff of the UN Support Office already deployed in the Haitian capital.

A second office, located in Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, was established last week.

This office provides transactional human resources, finance and travel services to both UNSOH and BINUH, our political office, in Haiti. Currently, we have 15 staff stationed in Santo Domingo setting up these services.

With the cooperation of the Government of the Dominican Republic, the country was also designated as a medical evacuation destination.

Additional staff expected to arrive in Haiti and the Dominican Republic through the end February 2026.

Since the adoption of the Security Council resolution establishing the UN Support Office for Haiti, our colleagues have signed a land use agreement with the Government of Haiti for the occupancy of land and premises for the UNSOH civilian footprint.

The first UNSOH air asset is now in Port-au-Prince and as you can imagine, this is an important step for our colleagues’ logistics and operational mobility.

Lastly, equipment from the UN Logistics Base in Brindisi is on its way to Port-au-Prince.

Another shipment has also been confirmed from Baghdad to Port-au-Prince including residual equipment and assets from the liquidating UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI). We are particularly grateful for the assistance of the Government of Iraq in expediting approvals for this, as their contribution to the maintenance of international peace and security.

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