The situation in South Sudan & other topics - Daily Briefing (20 July 2017)

Daily Press Briefing: South Sudan, Middle East, Yemen, Peacekeeping, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, AIDS, Hunger, Tobacco, Youth, Honour Roll
Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
HIGHLIGHTS
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- CHALLENGES NEED TO BE OVERCOME TO PUT SOUTH SUDAN BACK ON TRACK FOR PEACE, U.N. OFFICIAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL
- MIDDLE EAST: U.N. ENVOY VOICES CONCERN OVER STEPPED UP TENSIONS AROUND JERUSALEM’S OLD CITY
- U.N. YEMEN ENVOY WRAPS UP MEETINGS WITH SENIOR OFFICIALS IN CAIRO
- IN MOSCOW, U.N. OFFICIAL DISCUSSES HOW TO BOLSTER COST-EFFECTIVE AVIATION USE WITH RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT
- DRY WEATHER COULD THREATEN FOOD SECURITY FOR MANY PEOPLE IN D.P.R. KOREA, NEW U.N-BACKED REPORT WARNS
- FIGHT AGAINST AIDS REACHES TURNING POINT, WITH DEATHS HALVED SINCE 2005 – U.N. AGENCY
- INSTABILITY, POOR ACCESS LEADS TO 140 PER CENT JUMP IN COSTS FOR WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME’S OPERATIONS
- WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION RECORDS DRAMATIC SURGE IN TOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES WORLDWIDE
- WINNERS OF U.N. STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST TO BE HONOURED
- CYPRUS BECOMES 116TH U.N. MEMBER STATE TO PAY DUES IN FULL
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