Cease-fire violations in Nagorno-Karabakh & other topics - Press Briefing (22 June 2017)

Daily Press Briefing: Uganda, Nagorno-Karabakh, MINUSCA, Morocco, Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq UNESCO, Iraq UNICEF, Yemen, Sri Lanka, Refugees, Senior Personnel Appointment, Drugs, Press Conference Today
Noon Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary General.
Highlights
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-IN UGANDA, U.N. CHIEF PRAISES COUNTRY’S GENEROSITY TOWARDS REFUGEES
-U.N. EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER RECENT CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH
-DR CONGO TO WITHDRAW MILITARY PERSONNEL DEPLOYED IN U.N. MISSION IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
-U.N. WELCOMES MOROCCO’S DECISION TO ADMIT GROUP OF SYRIAN REFUGEES STRANDED AT BORDER
-U.N. WELCOMES ANNOUNCEMENT OF DATE FOR AFGHANISTAN’S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
-U.N. AGENCY DELIVERS FOOD SUPPLIES TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN BESIEGED TOWN IN SYRIA
-UNESCO CHIEF DEPLORES DESTRUCTION OF MOSUL ICONIC SITES
-IRAQ: UNICEF WARNS OF EFFECTS OF VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN
-YEMEN: U.N. OFFICIAL SHOCKED BY CONTINUED DISREGARD OF CIVILIAN LIVES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
-SRI LANKA: U.N. AGENCIES WARN OF SEVERE DROUGHT AND RAINS AFFECTING FOOD SECURITY OF 1 MILLION PEOPLE
-NEW VIDEO SHOWS DRAMATIC JOURNEY OF YOUNG SYRIAN REFUGEE, NOW U.N. GOODWILL AMBASSADOR
-U.N. CHIEF APPOINTS GHASSAN SALAMÉ OF LEBANON AS HEAD OF LIBYA MISSION
-29.5 MILLION PEOPLE GLOBALLY SUFFER FROM DRUG USE DISORDERS, OPIOIDS THE MOST HARMFUL – U.N. REPORT
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