DSG Travels/Haiti, Libya, Ukraine & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (15 February 2022)

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The topics: Noon briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Highlights - Noon Briefing Guest Today - Deputy Secretary-General/Haiti - Libya - Ukraine/Humanitarian - Somalia - Yemen - Cameroon - Niger - South Sudan - Tonga - COVAX - Financial Contribution NOON BRIEFING GUEST TODAY In a few minutes, I am going to be joined by Bruno Lemarquis, the UN’s Resident Coordinator in Haiti. He will join us virtually from Port-au-Prince to discuss the international donor conference in Haiti, which takes place tomorrow.   DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL/HAITI Tomorrow, the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, will travel to Port-au-Prince, in Haiti, to participate in the International Event for the Financing of the Reconstruction of Haiti’s Southern Peninsula following the August 2021 earthquake. She will also meet with senior Government authorities, UN colleagues and other stakeholders at a critical moment as the country recovers from the earthquake and identifies a pathway forward for elections, stability and sustainable development. The Deputy Secretary-General will also be convening a technical meeting to take stock of the progress in the ongoing efforts to eradicate cholera in Haiti. She will return to New York on the afternoon of 17 February. LIBYA On Friday, the Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, will speak to reporters virtually.   UKRAINE/HUMANITARIAN On Ukraine, just as the Secretary-General told you yesterday, we also want to highlight the equally important humanitarian situation. There are 2.9 million people in need of humanitarian assistance and protection due to the eight-year-old conflict in the eastern oblasts of Donetska and Luhanska. Our top priority now is to alleviate the people’s suffering. We have recently launched a Humanitarian Response Plan for 2022, aiming to reach 1.8 million of the most vulnerable of those men, women and children with assistance and protection services on both sides of the “contact line”. Our ability to reach these people largely depends on two factors. First, we need safe and unfettered access across all areas where there are humanitarian needs. Second, we urgently need donors to step up their support and fund our Humanitarian Response Plan, which seeks $190 million. As always, our humanitarian operations in Ukraine and elsewhere are guided by the internationally recognized principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and operational independence.   SOMALIA James Swan, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, briefed the Security Council this morning. He said that national elections in Somalia are now more than one year behind the Constitutionally-prescribed schedule. He called on the electoral management bodies, as well as Somalia’s political leaders, to accelerate and quickly conclude the elections for the House of the People. Mr. Swan said that while political tensions among some Somali leaders continue to flare up sporadically, they have so far been contained and have not derailed the electoral process. The risk remains, he warned, that a miscalculation could cause tensions to spill over into conflict. He added the security, political, and humanitarian conditions in Somalia remain fragile. He remains guardedly hopeful that the country will make further progress in these areas in the coming months. Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=15%20February%202022


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