Armenia and Azerbaijan, United Kingdom, Human Rights & other topics Daily Press Briefing

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. - Armenia and Azerbaijan - United Kingdom - Human Rights - United in Science - Secretary-General / General Assembly - Security Council - Ethiopia - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Syria - Libya - Mural / West façade of the Dag Hammarskjold Library Building - Briefing by the Secretary-General ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN I have a statement to share with you on the situation in Armenia and Azerbaijan. The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about reports of renewed fighting along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. He calls on the sides to take immediate steps to deescalate tensions, exercise maximum restraint and resolve any outstanding issues through dialogue and within existing formats. He also urges them to fully implement previously reached agreements. The Secretary-General expresses support to all ongoing mediation efforts in the region. UNITED KINGDOM I can confirm to you that, due to events scheduled at UN Headquarters in preparation for the General Assembly high-level week, the Secretary-General will not be able to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London on Monday. The Secretary-General will be represented at the service by his Chef de Cabinet, Under-Secretary-General Courtenay Rattray. HUMAN RIGHTS Also, I’d been asked about the start date of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk. Volker has told me he will start his first day in office as High Commissioner on 17 October. Until that date, Nada al-Nashif will remain the acting High Commissioner for Human Rights. Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=13%20September%202022


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