Ukraine, Somalia & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (12 March 2022)

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The topics: Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Highlights: - Press Conference Tomorrow - University of Cordoba - Ukraine - Mali - Colombia - Somalia - South Sudan - South Sudan/Peacekeeping - The Philippines - Honduras PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW Tomorrow in the Press Briefing room, the Secretary-General; the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed; and the head of the UN Conference on Trade and Development, Rebeca Grynspan. They will brief reporters about the global impact of the war in Ukraine on food, energy and finance systems. It’s the first report by the Global Crisis Response Group, which the Secretary-General announced last month. UNIVERSITY OF CORDOBA This morning, the Secretary-General received an honorary degree from the University of Cordoba, in Argentina, an institution that he described as the place where the history of Argentina was written. In his remarks he made on receiving the doctorate, the Secretary-General said that never since the creation of the UN have we faced such a serious conjunction of crises – a real storm. He said that the war in Ukraine not only threatens world peace and security, but also aggravates pre-existing economic and social vulnerabilities in many other corners of the globe. Meanwhile, he pointed to the need to deal with climate change and the ongoing pandemic. The Secretary-General said he will convene a Summit on Transforming Education in September, so that world leaders, youth and all education stakeholders can come together and move forward. Education must be a preeminent public good and a source of progress, he said. UKRAINE Nearly seven weeks of intense hostilities continue to drive the world’s fastest growing displacement crisis in recent history. An estimated 7.1 million people are now internally displaced across the country, while more than 4.6 million people have crossed borders to seek security and safety in other countries. That is according to UNHCR. More than two thirds of all Ukrainian children have fled their homes. Attacks on water infrastructure and power outages have left some 1.4 million people in the eastern part of the country without access to water, and another 4.6 million people with only limited access to it. At least 20 separate incidents of damage to water infrastructure have been recorded in eastern Ukraine alone. UNICEF has financed the procurement of liquefied chlorine for two water providers to facilitate safe water supply. However, we urgently need for parties to the conflict to respect and protect civilian infrastructure, including water supply infrastructure, in accordance with their obligations under international humanitarian law. We are also gravely concerned about the continued attacks against health facilities, with 108 attacks reported as of yesterday. Health facilities must be respected and protected by all parties to this conflict. Also, as of yesterday, WHO, and UNICEF and our humanitarian partners had delivered more than 570 tonnes of medicines and medical supplies to people [in need in Ukraine]. Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight


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