Call for Urgent Humanitarian Support in Gaza & Other Topics -Daily Briefing (17 May 2018)

Daily Press Briefing: United States, Disarmament, Gaza, Central African Republic, Ebola, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, South Sudan, West Africa, Iraq, Rohingya, Telecommunication Day, Homophobia, Honour Roll.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- IN WASHINGTON D.C., SECRETARY-GENERAL BRIEFS U.S. CONGRESS ON U.N. REFORM INITIATIVES
- U.N. CHIEF TO ADDRESS STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA NEXT WEEK
- U.N. OFFICIAL CALLS FOR URGENT HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF GAZA VIOLENCE
- CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: ONE PEACEKEEPER KILLED AND EIGHT INJURED AFTER ATTACK TO CONVOY
- U.N. HEALTH AGENCY CONCERNED ABOUT EBOLA CAS, WORKING TO STREGNTHEN HEALTH SERVICES IN DR CONGO
- TWO MISSING PEACEKEEPERS IN DR CONGO HAVE BEEN FREED, U.N. MISSION REPORTS
- U.N. PEACEKEEPERS HAVE BEEN REDEPLOYED IN SOUTH SUDAN TO PROTECT CIVILIANS
- WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME APPEALS FOR $165 MILLION TO MEET NEEDS IN WEST AFRICAN SAHEL
- U.N. OFFICIAL CALLS ON IRAQ’S ELECTORAL COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS
- MORE THAN 60 ROHINGYA BABIES ARE BORN IN REFUGEE CAMPS IN BANGLADESH EVERY DAY - U.N.I.C.E.F.
- ON INTERNATIONAL DAY, U.N. HIGHLIGHTS POWER OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO HELP ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- U.N. HIGHLIGHTS SYSTEM WORKING WITH GOVERNMENTS TO COMBAT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LGBTI COMMUNITY
- GUINEA PAYS ITS U.N. BUDGET DUES
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