Stateless minorities & other topics - Daily briefing (3 November 2017)

Daily Press Briefing: Haiti, Syria, Bangladesh, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Refugees, Australia, Colombia, Journalists, Climate, Tsunami Day, Kenya, Honour Roll, Guest Today.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL BEGINS HAITI VISIT
- SYRIA: U.N. VOICES CONCERNS OVER IMPACT OF CLASHES ON CIVILIANS IN DEIR-EZ-ZOR
- U.N. RELIEF WING: 4,000 ROHINGYA REFUGEES FLEE MYANMAR TO BANGLADESH IN PAST TWO DAYS
- U.N. PROVIDES UPDATES ON ALLEGATIONS ON SEXUAL ABUSE, EXPLOITATION
- STATELESS MINORITIES FACE STARK REALITIES OF DISCRIMINATION, PERSECUTION – U.N. REPORT
- U.N. RIGHTS OFFICE VOICES CONCERN OVER UNFOLDING HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY AT AUSTRALIAN REFUGEE PROCESSING CENTRE
- U.N. ANTI-DRUG AGENCY, COLOMBIA JOIN FORCES TO TACK COCA CULTIVATION
- U.N.E.S.C.O CHIEF DEPLORES KILLINGS OF IRAQI, SYRIAN JOURNALISTS
- U.N. ENVIRONMENT AGENCY HAILS INSURANCE INDUSTRY’S COMMITMENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE
- U.N. MARKS WORLD TSUNAMI AWARENESS DAY
- MAURITANIA BECOMES 138TH U.N. MEMBER STATE TO PAY FULL DUES
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