UN Chief in Vienna & other topics - Daily Briefing (14 May 2018)

Daily Press Briefing: Austria, Iraq, Ebola, Kosovo, Mali, Sudan, Central African Republic, Syria, Hunger, Trans Fats
Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- IN VIENNA, U.N. CHIEF WELCOMES DPR KOREA’S INTENTION TO CLOSE NUCLEAR TEST SITE
- SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES IRAQ ON PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
- HEAD OF U.N. HEALTH AGENCY VISITS EBOLA-AFFECTED AREAS IN DR CONGO
- INTENSIVE EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO CONTINUE DIALOGUE IN KOSOVO – U.N. OFFICIAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL
- ATTACKS ON U.N. CONVOYS IN MALI INJURE THREE PEACEKEEPERS
- U.N. RELIEF CHIEF URGES COUNTRIES TO STEP UP SUPPORT FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE IN SUDAN
- CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: U.N.I.C.E.F. WARNS THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AFFECTED BY INCREASE IN VIOLENCE
- SYRIA: NEARLY 300,000 PEOPLE DISPLACED LAST WEEK, SAYS U.N. AGENCY
- PREVENTATIVE ACTION CAN DRAMATICALLY REDUCE HUNGER WORLDWIDE – U.N. REPORT
- U.N. HEALTH AGENCY CALLS FOR ELIMINATION OF TRANS FATS FROM GLOBAL FOOD SUPPLY
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