Climate Change Conference, Afghanistan, Libya & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (10 Nov 2021)

The United Nations of Earth reporting on this issue: "Climate Change Conference, Afghanistan, Libya & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (10 Nov 2021)"
The topics: Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Highlights: - Secretary-General/Climate - Afghanistan - Afghanistan/Humanitarian Update - Libya - Security Council - Belarus-Poland Border - South Sudan - Haiti - Sierra Leone - Democratic Republic Of The Congo - Nepal/COVID-19 - Sri Lanka - Children with Disabilities - World Science Day for Peace and Development - Anniversary of November 1938 Pogrom SECRETARY-GENERAL/CLIMATE The Secretary-General is back in Glasgow for the final days of the UN Climate Change Conference. Today he, along with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, met with a group of observers of the UNFCCC process and then with a group of ministers co-facilitating the different tracks of the negotiations. He also met with the Prime Minister of Fiji and the First Minister of Scotland. In addition, the Secretary-General met with the US Congressional Delegation led by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US, Nancy Pelosi, and he also met with the Environment Minister of South Africa. This afternoon, he did an Instagram Live with Nicole Becker, a young climate activist from Argentina. Tomorrow he scheduled to speak at the High-Level Event on Global Climate Action. AFGHANISTAN Afghans in need of health care services can now benefit from a new UN Development Programme (UNDP) initiative that has injected acutely needed funding into the deteriorating healthcare system of the country. This allows the system to continue to provide essential health services across the country. The support to Afghanistan’s health system has been delivered under an agreement with the Global Fund, which has provided $15 million to ensure continuity of critical health services. As a key part of the emergency initiative aiming to keep the health system functioning, UNDP transferred salaries for the month of October to more than 24,000 workers involved in the health system, including 7,300 women, in nearly 2,200 health facilities. The initiative is being implemented in 31 out of 34 provinces across Afghanistan, in cooperation with civil society organizations who are working in the health sector. It aims to reach 26,000 health workers by the time it is fully implemented. In addition to the salary disbursements, UNDP has also financed the procurement of essential medicines and health supplies for the participating health facilities. AFGHANISTAN/HUMANITARIAN UPDATE The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) today said that while violence has reduced in the last quarter across Afghanistan, reports of children killed and injured by unexploded ordnance continue to be reported throughout the country. The UN Mine Action Service and their local and international partners in mine action continue activities to limit the threat posed by mines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices. In September, the UN Mine Action Service established the UN Emergency Mine Action Coordination Centre for Afghanistan. The aim is to ensure that an effective and efficient mine action cooperation mechanism remains in place, in addition to telephone hotlines where people can report threats across the country. More than 4,000 de-miners are continuing to work around Afghanistan since the de facto authorities assumed control on 15 August. In positive news related to money, the Flash Appeal for Afghanistan, which seeks $606 million to help people through the end of 2021, is currently 86 per cent funded. Generous contributions and conventions into cash have been made by 19 Member States, as well as the private sector. The breakdown is available on the OCHA website. Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=10%20November%202021


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