UN Chief in the central African Republic - Daily Briefing (24 October 2017)

Daily Press Briefing: Central African Republic, UN Day, Iraq, Syria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Bangladesh/Myanmar, Nicaragua, Polio, World Information Day, Press Conferences tomorrow
Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- SECRETARY-GENERAL MARKS U.N. DAY IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
- DIFFERENCES MUST BE TRANSCENDED TO TRANSFORM OUR FUTURE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ON U.N. DAY
- IRAQ: U.N. ENVOY CONFIDENT IRAQI GOVERNMENT, KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT CAN OVERCOME DIFFERENCES PEACEFULLY
- SYRIA: SECURITY COUNCIL VETOES RESOLUTION ON MANDATE OF JOINT INVESTIGATIVE MECHANISM
- U.N. RELIEF WING SOUNDS ALARM AT DANGER POSED BY UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE ON CIVILIANS IN SYRIA’S RAQQA
- U.N. AGENCY CONCERNED BY STEPPED UP DISPLACEMENT IN D.R. CONGO
- U.N. HELPS SOMALI REFUGEES RETURN HOME FROM YEMEN
- U.N. MIGRATION AGENCY DISTRIBUTES HYGIENE KITS TO ROHINGYA REFUGEES IN BANGLADESH
- U.N. HAILS NICARAGUA’S ACCESSION TO PARIS AGREEMENT ON CLIMATE CHANGE
- ON WORLD POLIO DAY, U.N. STRESSES NEED TO REDOUBLE EFFORTS TO ERADICATE DISEASE
- U.N. MARKS WORLD DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION DAY
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