New Executive Director of UNICEF & other topics - Daily Briefing (22 December 2017)

Daily Press Briefing: UNICEF, Lebanon, Netherlands, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Yemen, Syria, Australia, Press Conferences
Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
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- SECRETARY-GENERAL NAMES HENRIETTA H. FORE HEAD OF U.N. CHILDREN’S FUND
- SECRETARY-GENERAL EXTENDS MANDATE OF SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON
- COMPLEXITY OF GLOBAL CHALLENGES TOO IMMENSE FOR ANY COUNTRY, ORGANIZATION TO TACKLE ALONE - SECRETARY-GENERAL
- 15th PEACEKEEPER DIES AFTER ATTACK ON U.N. BASE IN D.R. CONGO
- FRESH D.R. CONGO VIOLENCE FUELS SPIKE IN NUMBER OF PEOPLE FLEEING TO UGANDA – U.N. REFUGEE AGENCY
- U.N. MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN WELCOMES SIGNING OF CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES AGREEMENT
- U.N. DELIVERED 240,000 TONS OF AID INTO YEMEN SINCE NOVEMBER
- U.N. SYRIA ENVOY ATTENDS ASTANA MEETING, REITERATES NEED TO DE-ESCALATE VIOLENCE
- U.N. AGENCY CALLS ON AUSTRALIA TO FIND SOLUTIONS FOR REFUGEES ABANDONED ON MANUS ISLAND
- U.N. AGENCY VOICES CONCERN OVER SITUATION OF REFUGEES ON GREEK ISLANDS
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