Holocaust Remembrance & other topics - Daily Briefing (31 January 2018)

Daily Press Briefing: Holocaust Remembrance, Climate Change, Senior Personnel Appointment, Yemen, Syria, Kenya, South Sudan, Boko Haram, Illiteracy, Press Conferences, Honour Roll
Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
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- ON HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY, U.N. CHIEF SAYS WORLD MUST STAND TOGETHER AGAINST NORMALIZATION OF HATE
- INVESTORS MUST ENSURE THEIR PORTFOLIOS ALIGN WITH PARIS AGREEMENT – DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL
- MAMI MIZUTORI OF JAPAN APPOINTED AS U.N. SPECIAL RESPRESENTATIVE FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
- YEMEN: HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS TO RESUME WORK IN ADEN
- U.N. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SYRIA TO CONSULT ON CREATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEE
- U.N. SENIOR OFFICIALS TO LAUNCH HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN FOR SOUTH SUDAN, REFUGEES IN NAIROBI
- U.N. REFUGEE AGENCY LAUNCHES $157 MILLION APPEAL TO HELP PEOPLE IMPACTED BY BOKO HARAM
- ILLITERACY IN CONFLICT AFFECTED COUNTRIES IS THREE TIMES HIGHER THAN GLOBAL RATE – U.N.I.C.E.F
- AZERBAIJAN, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, MONACO PAY THEIR BUDGET DUES IN FULL
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