UN Chief travels to DRC & other topics - Daily Briefing (3 September 2019)

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
- Guatemala
- Secretary-General ends visit to Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Deputy Secretary-General travels
- Bahamas
- Lebanon
- Yemen
- Afghanistan
- Central African Republic
- Food Insecurity in Sudan and Somalia
- Senior Personnel Appointment
- Financial Contribution
Guatemala
The International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), whose mandate comes to an end today, made a decisive contribution to strengthen the rule of law as well as investigation and prosecution capacities in Guatemala over its last 12 years of existence and operation. The Secretary-General expresses his gratitude to CICIG staff for their professionalism and commitment to assist in the cause of justice. He also trusts that efforts to fight impunity will continue and expresses the UN’s readiness to continue cooperating with Guatemala in strengthening the rule of law.
The Secretary-General expects that the rights of those involved in the fight against impunity in Guatemala will be protected.

Secretary-General ends visit to DR Congo
The Secretary-General is travelling back to New York after he spent Labour Day weekend in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a three-day visit.
Yesterday in Kinshasa, he called on the international community to be united in its support to the Congolese people and authorities. And he said that he noticed winds of hope blowing in the country and stressed in his meeting with President Tshisekedi that he believes that the Congo was living a historic moment.
In Kinshasa, he also met with parliamentarians, representatives of the opposition and civil society. He said his visit was one of solidarity, especially on the security front, and that the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo would thrive to improve its capacities in support of the Congolese Army against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) to better counter the national and international threat represented by this armed group in and around the area of  Beni.
On Sunday, he had visited Beni, where he paid tribute to the peacekeepers killed in the fight against the ADF, before travelling to the nearby town of Mangina, where the Ebola epidemic started some13 months ago. There, he visited the Ebola Treatment Centre along with the Director General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros.

Deputy Secretary-General travels
The Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, is travelling today to Cape Town, South Africa, to attend the World Economic Forum on Africa.
Then on the 5th of September, she will proceed to Rwanda, to speak at the 14th annual Gorilla Naming Ceremony, “Kwita Izina”, which brings together several key players from the world of nature conservation.
On September 7th, the Deputy Secretary-General will travel to Delhi, in India, to attend the 14th Conference of Parties of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification and meet with senior officials.
Next week, on 11 September, she will travel to Rome, Italy, to represent the Secretary-General at the Joint Meeting of the Governing Bodies of Rome-based UN Agencies.
Ms. Mohammed will return to New York following that trip.
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