Rohingya crisis & other topics - Daily briefing (23 October 2017)

Daily Press Briefing: Central African Republic, Bangladesh/Myanmar, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Sudan, Yemen, Iraq, Child Marriage, Press Conferences
Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- SECRETARY-GENERAL TO SPEND U.N. DAY WITH PEACEKEEPERS IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
- AT PLEDGING CONFERENCE, U.N. APPEALS FOR $434 MILLION TO TACKLE ROHINGYA REFUGEE CRISIS
- DR CONGO: U.N. OFFICIAL URGES GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE MEMBERS OF OPPOSITION PARTY
- KENYA: U.N. CHIEF CALLS ON ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO COOPERATE WITH ELECTORAL COMMISSION
- HALF A MILLION SOUTH SUDANESE AT RISK OF BECOMING REFUGEES NEXT YEAR – U.N. AGENCY
- U.N. RELIEF CHIEF TO VISIT YEMEN TO ASSESS SITUATION, STRENGTHEN HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE
- U.N. CONCERNED BY INCREASE IN NUMBER OF DISPLACED PEOPLE IN IRAQ
- U.N. FOOD AGENCY HELPING TO PROTECT LIVESTOCK IN IRAQ
- WITHOUT URGENT ACTION, IT WILL TAKE 100 YEARS TO END CHILD MARRIAGE IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA – U.N.I.C.E.F.
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