UN at G7 Summit & other topics - Daily Briefing (26 August 2019)

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Daily Press Briefing:
- Secretary-General at the G7 Summit
- Syria
- NGO Conference
- Security Council
- Senior Personnel appointment

Secretary-General at the G7 Summit
The Secretary-General is wrapping up his visit to France, where he attended the G7 summit in Biarritz.
Shortly before departing the summit, he spoke to the press, stressing how we are facing a dramatic climate emergency. He pointed to how July was the hottest month on record and how the level of CO2 in the atmosphere is the highest during human life. The Secretary-General emphasized that we need more ambition and a stronger commitment, pointing out how society – in particular, the youth – are mobilizing ahead of the Climate Change Action Summit that is being held here in New York in September.
The Secretary-General added that the G7 summit had been an excellent opportunity to appeal for the international community’s strong engagement.
Earlier today, he spoke at a G7 session on Climate change, Biodiversity and the Oceans.
Yesterday, he took part in events on the fight against inequalities and the partnership with Africa, as well as meeting with the leaders of France, Chile and India.
The Secretary-General will travel to Yokohama, Japan, to participate in the 7th Tokyo International Conference of Africa's Development (TICAD).
Syria
Over the weekend, hostilities continued to impact civilians in the northwest part of the country, across Idleb, northern Hama and western Aleppo governorates. 
Fifteen people, including four children, were reportedly killed, according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
In Idleb alone, displaced people have sought shelter in more than 100 schools. Camps for the displaced people are already overcrowded, with hundreds of thousands of people forced to stay out in the open air, outside camps and reception centers.
As a reminder, since the start of hostilities in that area, nearly four months ago, there have been nearly 575,000 individual displacement movements. Many people have been displaced up to five times, while some have been displaced as up to 10 times already.
As the new school year is scheduled to begin soon, access to education will be compromised for many children. 
The UN calls on all parties to the conflict to de-escalate the situation in the north-west part of Syria and to recommit to the ceasefire arrangement memorandum of understanding signed between Turkey and the Russian Federation on 17 September 2018.
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