Ethiopia, Libya, Zimbabwe/COVID-19 & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (2 July 2021)

The United Nations of Earth reporting on this issue: "Ethiopia, Libya, Zimbabwe/COVID-19 & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (2 July 2021)"
The topics: Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Highlights: - Secretary-General Travels - Ethiopia - Libya - Central African Republic - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Niger - Zimbabwe/COVID-19 - Venezuela - Resident Coordinator - Passing of Ambassador Vassilakis of Greece - Press Encounter Today - Briefing Guest ETHIOPIA This afternoon, at 3 o’clock, there will be a Security Council briefing on the situation in Ethiopia, which will focus on Tigray. The briefers from the UN side will be Rosemary DiCarlo, the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, and Ramesh Rajasingham, the Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs. LIBYA The session of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) is expected to conclude today in Switzerland, having been extended by a day. Ján Kubiš, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Libya, urged the Forum members yesterday to live up to the commitments they had made to the Libyan people when they adopted the Roadmap, supported by Security Council resolution 2570 and on the conclusions of the Second Berlin Conference. The Special Envoy added that there was no other way for Libya’s unity, stability, sovereignty, and prosperity than the holding of national elections scheduled this December. ZIMBABWE/COVID-19 Zimbabwe has announced a two-week lockdown to curb the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, with the country reporting more 4,600 COVID-19 cases last week – a 156-per cent increase in just one week. The UN team, led by the Resident Coordinator Maria Ribeiro, has stepped up its support to the national COVID response efforts. UN colleagues are working to help deliver essential health care services, including improving access to oxygen and intensive care units for severe cases. The UN teamvis also delivering medical, protective, and sanitizing equipment and supplies to healthcare workers, schools, and communities. On the socio-economic front, the World Food Programme has provided 326,000 people across 23 urban areas with cash assistance to help vulnerable households meet their immediate food needs during the lockdown. The UN team is also working on risk communications in communities across 62 districts on COVID prevention and the importance of vaccines. Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=02%20July%202021


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