UN Chief's Visit to Colombia & other topics - Daily Briefing (15 January 2018)

Daily Press Briefing: Secretary-General's Press Conference, Senior Personnel Appointment, Colombia, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Central African Republic, Security Council, Migration and Tourism
Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
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- SECRETARY-GENERAL TO BRIEF GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND PRESS ON OUTLOOK FOR 2018
- SECRETARY-GENERAL NAMES NAMIBIAN AS SPECIAL ADVISER ON AFRICA
- IN COLOMBIA, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR END OF VIOLENCE, URGES DIALOGUE
- $430 MILLION NEEDED TO HELP 2.8 MILLION PEOPLE IN AFGHANISTAN – U.N. RELIEF WING
- SYRIA: U.N. RELIEF WING VOICES CONCERN OVER IMPACT OF HOSTILITIES IN EASTERN GHOUTA
- FOUR MOBILE CRANES ARRIVE IN YEMEN’S HODEIDAH PORT – WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
- LIBYA: U.N. REITERATES NEED TO SPARE CIVILIANS AMID CLASHES IN TRIPOLI’S TAJOURA
- CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: 100,000 PEOPLE NEED URGENT ASSISTANCE IN PAOUA – U.N. RELIEF WING
- NEW DOCUMENT HIGHLIGHTING SECURITY COUNCIL PRACTICE NOW AVAILABLE
- FIRST INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON MIGRATION STATISTICS BEGINS TODAY
- HIGHEST ANNUAL GROWTH RATE FOR TOURISM IN 7 YEARS IN 2017 – U.N. TOURISM AGENCY
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