Myanmar & Other Topics - Daily Press Briefing (26 April 2018)
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Channel: United Nations · 2018 · News & Politics
Daily Press Briefing: Myanmar, Middle East, Gaza, Syria, Yarmouk, Ethiopia, Kenya, International Days, Remember Slavery. Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Highlights: - CHRISTINE SCHRANER OF SWITZERLAND APPOINTED AS U.N SPECIAL ENVOY ON MYANMAR - SITUATION IN RAKHINE STATE REMAINS EXTREMELY CONCERNING – U.N. - DE-ESCALATION OF CONFLICT CRITICAL IN THE MIDDLE EAST, U.N. OFFICIAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL - U.N. FUND RELEASES $2.2 MILLION TO ADDRESS URGENT NEEDS OF PALESTINIANS FOLLOWING RISE IN CASUALTIES - U.N. RELIEF CHIEF WELCOMES $4.4 BILLION PLEDGE BY INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOR AID IN SYRIA - ESCALATION OF FIGHTING IN SYRIA AFFECTING THOUSANDS IN YARMOUK REFUGEE CAMP – U.N. OFFICIAL - IN ETHIOPIA, U.N. RIGHTS OFFICIAL WELCOMES RELEASE OF PROTESTORS - KENYA: U.N. PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO POPULATION AFFECTED BY FLOODS - ON INTERNATIONAL DAYS, U.N. MARKS ANNIVERSARY OF CHERNOBYL DISASTER, SPOTLIGHTS INGENUITY OF WOMEN Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=26%20April%202018
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