Appointment of High Commissioner for Human Rights & other topics - Daily Briefing (10 August 2018)

Daily Press Briefing: Human Rights, Yemen, Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC Humanitarian, Syria, Ecuador, Road Safety, Youth, Honor Roll
Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES CONFIRMATION OF MICHELLE BACHELET AS U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF
- U.N. CHIEF CONDEMNS AIR STRIKE ON YEMEN MARKET, CALLS ON PARTIES TO RESPECT INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW
- SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES CONGOLESE PRESIDENT’S DECISION TO ABIDE BY CONSTITUTION
- VIOLENCE AFFECTING AID DELIVERY IN D.R.CONGO’S TANGANYIKA PROVINCE – U.N. RELIEF AGENCY
- SYRIA: U.N. ASSISTANCE DELIVERED TO DARA’A CITY BUT NEEDS REMAIN HIGH
- U.N.H.C.R. ECUADOR RAMPS UP RESPONSE AS ECUADOR DECLARES EMERGENCY
- U.N. ROAD SAFETY TRUST FUND HOLDS FIRST ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
- ON INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY, U.N. CHIEF SAYS YOUNG PEOPLE NEED SAFE SPACES TO EXPRESS VIEWS, PURSUE DREAMS
- ECUADOR AND SAINT VINCENT PAY DUES IN FULL TO REGULAR BUDGET
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