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India Floods, Climate Crisis in Southern Africa & other topics - Daily Briefing (1 October 2019)

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Noon briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
- India Floods
- Resident Coordinators
- Southern Africa
- Djibouti
- Libya
- Southeast Asia/Refugees
- International Day of older persons
- INDIA FLOODS
In a statement issued yesterday afternoon, the Secretary-General said he was saddened by the loss of life, displacement of people and destruction of property due to monsoon rains and associated flooding in India. He extended his condolences and solidarity to the families of the victims, to the Government and people of India and wishes those injured a speedy recovery.
The United Nations stands ready to work with the authorities as they respond to the humanitarian needs resulting from this ongoing monsoon season.

- RESIDENT COORDINATORS
The Secretary-General has appointed two new Resident Coordinators. One to serve in Botswana and the other in Myanmar, following confirmations from the respective governments.
Zia Choudhury of Bangladesh will be the new Resident Coordinator in Botswana while Ola Almgren of Sweden will be the new Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar.
The Resident Coordinators are tasked with boosting coordination among UN agencies, funds and programmes on the ground to support countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
As previously announced, the UN remains with full gender parity among all our Resident Coordinators covering 162 countries and territories.
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