Central African Republic & other topics - Daily Briefing (23 January 2018)

Daily Press Briefing: Syria, Yemen, Mali, Myanmar-Bangladesh, Central African Republic, Development, Western Sahara, Holocaust
Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
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- U.N. RELIEF WING VOICES CONCERN OVER FIGHTING IN SYRIA’S AFRIN DISTRICT
- U.N. AID CHIEF WELCOMES DONORS’ RESPONSE TO YEMEN HUMANITARIAN APPEAL
- U.N. PEACEKEEPING CHIEF TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL OF ‘RACE AGAINST TIME’ IN MALI AMID GROWING INSECURITY
- U.N. REFUGEE AGENCY WARNS SAFEGUARDS FOR RETURN OF ROHINGYA REFUGEES TO MYANMAR ABSENT
- CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC DISPLACEMENT REACHES UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS – U.N. REFUGEE AGENCY
- SECRETARY-GENERAL OUTLINES REFORMS OF U.N. DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM THAT ‘PUT MEMBER STATES IN DRIVER’S SEAT’
- U.N. WESTERN SAHARA ENVOY TO HOLD TALKS WITH PARTIES AND NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES
- ETHIOPIA: U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS WING VOICES CONCERN OVER USE OF FORCE AGAINST WORSHIPPERS IN WOLDIVA CITY
- U.N. TO HOLD SCREENING OF ‘CHILDREN OF THE HOLOCAUST’