Yemen, COVAX, Climate & other topics - Daily Briefing (31 March 2021)

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The topics: Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Highlights: - Secretary-General/Yemen - COVID-19/COVAX - Deputy Secretary-General/Climate - International Four Freedoms Award - Afghanistan - Mozambique - Ethiopia - South Sudan - Niger - Mali - Syria/Brussels V Pledging Conference SECRETARY-GENERAL/YEMEN In a statement, the Secretary-General today said that over the years, the Sultanate of Oman has played an important role in building bridges for peace in the region, including in Yemen. In particular, the Secretary-General is grateful to His Majesty, Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq Al Said, for his constructive and essential support to his Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths. Mr. Griffiths is working to secure a nationwide ceasefire, the re-opening of Sana’a airport, the regular flow of fuel and other commodities into Yemen through Hudaydah port. He is also working to move to an inclusive political process to reach a comprehensive negotiated settlement to end the conflict. In the statement, the Secretary-General reiterates that no efforts should be spared to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people, to end the devastating conflict in Yemen and to pave the way for a just and sustainable peace. He looks forward to continuing the United Nations work with the Sultanate of Oman and other partners to achieve this goal. COVID-19/COVAX Yemen today received 360,000 vaccine doses shipped via the COVAX facility. These vaccines, licensed and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, will enable health workers and other vulnerable populations to be protected against the virus. Health authorities, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) representatives received this first batch, along with 13,000 safety boxes and 1,300,000 syringes that are critical for the safe and effective roll-out of the vaccination campaign. Nearly 2 million doses are expected for Yemen this year. Trinidad and Tobago also received today an initial 33,600 doses of vaccines, enabling the country to kickstart its vaccination campaign next week. The delivery is part of the first phase of deliveries to the Caribbean country, with more on the way. Dr. Erica Wheeler, the Pan-American Health Organization’s representative in Trinidad and Tobago, said that the UN team will continue to work with authorities to vaccinate the population, along with the entire package of known public health and social measures that we know can help stop the spread of this virus. DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL/CLIMATE This morning, the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, took part virtually in the Climate and Development Ministerial meeting, co-hosted by the United Kingdom. Ms. Mohammed urged for action to boost climate resilience on five fronts. First, by committing half of all climate finance to adaptation – this includes having the G7 meet its 0.7 per cent ODA target. Second, by making climate support more streamlined and transparent. Third, by scaling-up disaster-triggered financial tools and creating new ones to drive resilience-building. Fourth, helping developing countries embed climate risk in all planning, budget and investment processes. And fifth and last, by supporting locally-led resilience-building efforts and empowering women, indigenous as well as youth actors. Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=31%20March%202021


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