Haiti, Afghanistan, Victims of Terrorism & Other Topics - Daily Press Briefing

The United Nations of Earth reporting on this issue: "Haiti, Afghanistan, Victims of Terrorism & Other Topics - Daily Press Briefing"
The topics: Noon briefing by Eri Kaneko, Associate Spokesperson for Secretary-General  Highlights: - Victims of Terrorism. - DSG/Haiti. - Haiti/Humanitarian. - Burkina Faso. - Climate Change. - Myanmar. - Central Africa. - Afghanistan. - Afghanistan Report. HAITI Ramesh Rajasingham, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, will visit the country from August 23rd to 25th, to draw international attention to the increasing humanitarian needs following the devastating earthquake that struck the country’s south peninsula on August 14th. During field visits, he will meet with internally displaced people, local authorities, and national and international responders. He is also expected to meet national authorities and diplomatic representatives in Port-au-Prince. And the ECOSOC Ad Hoc Advisory Group released a statement today expressing its solidarity with the people of Haiti and called on the international community to remain engaged in the country. AFGHANISTAN The UN Development Programme in Afghanistan said today that they are alarmed that the current trajectory of conflict, uncertainty, drought and the pandemic could endanger fragile development gains, including the rights of Afghan women and girls.  The unfolding humanitarian and development emergency, accelerated by paralysis of state institutions, could erase hard-won development progress over the past twenty years. VICTIMS OF TERRORISM This morning, the Secretary-General spoke at the High-Level Event to Commemorate the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism. The actual Day is tomorrow.  He said that on this Day, we remember and honour the individuals, families, communities and societies that have been traumatized by terrorist acts.  Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=20%20August%202021


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