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New WHO vaccine information & other topics - Daily Briefing (5 September 2019)

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Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
- Bahamas
- Emergency Funding
- Yemen
- World Health Organization/Vaccines
- Syria
- Central African Republic
- Deputy Secretary-General
- Food Price Index
- Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
- International Day of Charity
Bahamas
Starting off with a humanitarian update from the Bahamas, the World Food Programme (WFP) today said it is organizing an airlift from the UN hub in Panama of storage units, generators, and prefab offices for two logistics hubs to be established on the main islands. It is also providing satellite equipment to ensure connectivity for emergency responders across the impacted islands.
The agency has also purchased eight tons of ready-to-eat meals and is arranging their transportation to the Bahamas so they can be distributed to the affected population.
Given the severity of the situation, WFP said a Limited Emergency Operation of $5.4 million for three months to assist 39,000 people has now been set up.
And, as you saw yesterday, we issued a statement in which the Secretary-General said he is deeply concerned for the tens of thousands of people impacted in Grand Bahamas and Abaco. He also called on donors to provide funding for the humanitarian response and recovery efforts as soon as the requirements are known.
Also yesterday in Nassau, the Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, met with Prime Minister Hubert Minnis and announced that the UN Central Emergency Response Fund would provide an immediate $1 million for urgent life-saving activities in the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama.
World Health Organization/Vaccines
Related to vaccines, I wanted to flag something the World Health Organization (WHO) said today: they welcomed the commitments by Facebook to ensure that users find facts about vaccines across Instagram, Facebook Search, Groups, Pages and forums where people seek out information and advice.
Facebook will direct millions of its users to WHO’s accurate and reliable vaccine information in several languages.
The goal is to ensure that vital health messages reach people who need them the most and to reduce the spread of inaccuracies.
According to WHO, vaccine misinformation is a major threat to global health that could reverse decades of progress made in tackling preventable diseases.
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