The situation in Zimbabwe & other topics - Daily Briefing (16 November 2017)

Daily Press Briefing: Zimbabwe, Yemen Letter, Yemen, United Kingdom, Russia, Peacekeeping, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Climate, Tolerance Day, Philosophy Day, Press Conference Tomorrow.
Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
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- ZIMBABWE: POLITICAL DIFFERENCES MUST BE RESOLVED PEACEFULLY, SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES
- SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SAUDI ARABIA OF HUMANITARIAN DAMAGE INFLICTED BY BLOCKADE ON YEMEN
-TOP U.N. OFFICIALS CALL FOR FULL LIFTING OF YEMEN BLOCKADE
- IN LONDON, SECRETARY-GENERAL SPOTLIGHTS NEED TO FIGHT TERRORISM TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS
- DEPUTY U.N. CHIEF DISCUSSES GLOBAL HEALTH ISSUES, U.N. REFORM WITH RUSSIAN LEADER
- HIGH-LEVEL U.N. PEACEKEEPING SUMMIT WRAPS UP WITH NEW PLEDGES
- FACILITY HOLDING U.N. RELIEF MATERIALS SHELLED IN SYRIA’S DUMA
- WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION RUSHES MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO HELP IRANIANS INJURED IN DEADLY EARTHQUAKE
- MORE THAN 181,000 STILL UPROOTED IN NORTHERN IRAQ – U.N. RELIEF WING
- U.N. MISSION CONDEMNS DEADLY ATTACK IN AFGHAN CAPITAL
- LIBYA: U.N. ENVOY UPDATES SECURITY COUNCIL ON PROGRESS MADE ON ACTION PLAN
- U.N. RELIEF CHIEF TO BRIEF U.N. MEMBER STATES ON HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN D.R. CONGO
- SECRETARY-GENERAL: MORE AMBITION, URGENCY NEEDED IN IMPLEMENTING PARIS CLIMATE PACT
- CONFLICT, CLIMATE CHANGE LEAD TO INCREASED UNDERNOURISHMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA – U.N.
- ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF TOLERANCE, U.N. SEEKS TO DAMPEN NEGATIVE PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS REFUGEES, MIGRANTS
- U.N. CELEBRATES WORLD PHILOSOPHY DAY
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