The Dire Humanitarian Situation Inside Eastern Ghouta & Other Topics - Daily Briefing (21 May 2018)

Daily Press Briefing: Appointment, Ebola, Libya, Syria, Darfur, Somalia/Djibouti, Afghanistan, Press Conferences Tomorrow & Honour Roll
Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary General.
Highlights:
- JOYCE MSUYA OF TANZANIA APPOINTED AS DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF U.N. ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
- U.N. SUPPORTING DR CONGO WITH VACCINATIONS AGAINST EBOLA
- U.N. OFFICIAL CALLS ON SECURITY COUNCIL TO SUPPORT POLITICAL PROCESS IN LIBYA
- SYRIA: U.N. WARNS HUMANITARIAN SITUATION INSIDE EASTERN GHOUTA REMAINS DIRE, CALLS FOR ACCESS
- HEAD OF JOINT AFRICAN-UNION AND U.N. MISSION IN DARFUR EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER RECENT CLASHES, CALLS FOR RESTRAINT
- SOMALIA: U.N. SUPPORTING THOUSANDS AFFECTED BY TROPICAL CYCLONE SAGAR
- OPIUM CULTIVATION IN AFGHANISTAN REACHED RECORD HIGH IN 2017 – U.N. SURVEY
- U.N. AND NEPAL SIGN AGREEMENT TO HELP VULNERABLE FARMERS ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE
- ON INTERNATIONAL DAY, U.N. HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY
- FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA, VANUATU AND VIET NAM PAY U.N. BUDGET DUES
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