Military conflict in South Sudan & other topics - Daily Briefing (7 December 2017)

Daily Press Briefing: Noon Briefing Guest today, South Sudan, Sea/South Sudan, Syria, DSG Travels, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ukraine, FAO, Dementia, Human Rights Day, Aviation Day
Daily Press Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- U.N. CALLS FOR HUMANITARIAN ACCESS AFTER CLOSURE OF YEMEN’S PORTS AND AIRPORTS
- SYRIA: U.N. RELIEF WING VOICES CONCERN OVER SITUATION OF 400,000 CIVILIANS BESIEGED IN EAST GHOUTA
- U.N. MISSION IN IRAQ URGES DIALOGUE, NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN BAGHDAD AND ERBIL
- AFGHANISTAN: U.N. REPORT SHOWS SPIKE IN ATTACKS AGAINST PLACES OF WORSHIP
- REMAINS OF 26 WOMEN, GIRLS RECOVERED IN RESCUE OPERATIONS OFF LIBYAN COAST – U.N. MIGRATION AGENCY
- U.N. ENVOY SPEAKS OUT AGAINST ATTACKS IN MALI THAT LEFT 10 DEAD
- 70,000 PEOPLE DISPLACED BY RENEWED VIOLENCE IN D.R. CONGO’S TANGANYIKA – U.N. MISSION
- U.N. REFUGEE AGENCY COUNTING EXERCISE FINDS ONE THIRD OF ROHINGYA REFUGEE FAMILIES IN BANGLADESH VULNERABLE
- AT CLIMATE CONFERENCE, HSBC BANK PLEDGES TO MOBILIZE $100 BILLION TO SUPPORT TRANSITION TO LOW CARBON ECONOMY
- LEBANON PAYS FULL U.N. DUES
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