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International Day of UN Peacekeepers & other topics - Daily Briefing (24 May 2017)

336 views · Published 24 May 2017 · 20:28 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: United Nations · 2017 · News & Politics

Daily Press Briefing: Peacekeeping, Mali, Health, Kyung-wha Kang, Italy, South Sudan, Cyprus, Israel, Yemen, Iraq, UNICEF, Financing for Development, Food, UNMOGIP

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

HIGHLIGHTS:
-MARKING INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACEKEEPERS, SECRETARY-GENERAL PAYS TRIBUTE TO FALLEN BLUE HELMETS
-MALI: SECRETARY-GENERAL SPEAKS OUT AGAINST DEADLY ATTACK ON PEACEKEEPERS
-SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES NEW WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEAD ON HIS ELECTION
-SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS OUTGOING U.N. POLICY ADVISOR
-SECRETARY-GENERAL TO ATTEND G7 MEETING IN ITALY
-U.N. SOUTH SUDAN ENVOY WELCOMES CEASEFIRE ANNOUNCEMENT
-GREEK CYPRIOT, TURKISH CYPRIOT LEADERS SEEK TO RECONVENE TALKS, DESPITE OUTSTANDING ISSUES – U.N. ENVOY
-U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF SOUNDS ALARM ON CONTINUED MASS HUNGER STRIKE BY PALESTINIANS IN ISRAELI PRISONS
-CHOLERA SPREAKING AT UNPRECEDENTED RATE IN YEMEN, U.N. AID OFFICIAL WARNS
-IRAQ: FLOATING BRIDGE PUT IN PLACE TO FACILITATE AID DELIVERY – U.N. RELIEF WING
-CONFLICT THREATENS 24 MILLION CHILDREN’S LIVES IN MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA
-COUNTRIES AGREE TO STEP UP EFFORTS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
-ON EVE OF RAMADAN, WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME LAUNCHES EFFORTS TO PROVIDE FOOD TO THOSE IN NEED
-NO EVIDENCE THAT U.N. MILITARY OBSERVERS TARGETED IN PAKISTAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR

Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/ossg/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=24+May+2017

International Day of UN Peacekeepers & other topics - Daily Briefing (24 May 2017)

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