Ukraine, Somalia, Israel & other topics - Daily Briefing (8 April 2022)

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The topics: Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Highlights: - Ukraine -Ukraine/Funding -Secretary-General/ Gavi -Somalia -Ethiopia -Israel -Cameroon -International Roma Day UKRAINE The strike on the Kramatorsk railway station in eastern Ukraine today, which killed and injured scores of civilians waiting to be evacuated, including many women, children and elderly, and other attacks against civilians and on civilian infrastructure are completely unacceptable. They are a gross violation of international humanitarian law and international human rights law, for which the perpetrators must be held accountable. The Secretary-General reminds all parties of their obligations under international law to protect civilians and of the urgency to agree on humanitarian ceasefires in order to enable the safe evacuation of and humanitarian access to populations trapped in conflict. The Secretary-General reiterates his appeal to all concerned to bring an immediate end to this brutal war. UKRAINE/FUNDING And a quick update on funding for our humanitarian operations in Ukraine: the $1.1 billion Flash Appeal for Ukraine is now 60 per cent funded, having received $677 million so far. SECRETARY-GENERAL/GAVI The Secretary-General spoke earlier today via prerecorded video message to the GAVI COVAX Advance Market Commitment Summit 2022 on the theme “One World Protected - Break COVID Now.” The Secretary-General said that the gathering is a critical reminder that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, with 1.5 million new cases each day, large outbreaks in Asia, a new wave in Europe and some countries reporting their highest death rates since the start of the pandemic. He noted that some high-income countries are preparing for their second booster doses – and yet one third of humanity remains unvaccinated. This is a brutal indictment of our deeply unequal world, the Secretary-General stressed. The next variant is not a question of “if,” he said, but of “when.” Supply is not the issue, the Secretary-General added, calling on governments and pharmaceutical companies to work better together to deliver vaccines to every person, everywhere — not just in wealthy countries. Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=08%20April%202022


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