UN Mourns the death of Babatunde Osotimehin & other topics - Daily Briefing (30 May 2017)

Daily Press Briefing: Oceans, Middle East, Babatunde Osotimehin, World Environment Day, Press Encounters
Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
Highlights:
- SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR ACTION ON OCEANS TO PREVENT GLOBAL CATASTROPHE
-ENDING OCCUPATION AND ACHIEVING TWO-STATE SOLUTION, ONLY WAY TO LAY FOUNDATIONS FOR PEACE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL
-SECRETARY-GENERAL MOURNS PASSING OF HEAD OF U.N. POPULATION FUND-‘WITHOUT A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, WE CANNOT END POVERTY’ SECRETARY-GENERAL
-SECRETARY-GENERAL SPEAKS OUT AGAINST TERRORIST ATTACKS IN LONDON
-TURKISH CYPRIOT AND GREEK CYPRIOT LEADERS AGREE TO RECONVENE, CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS
-U.N. AFGHANISTAN ENVOY CALLS FOR MEASURES TO END CYCLE OF VIOLENCE
-SYRIA: U.N. RELIEF WING VOICES CONCERN OVER SAFETY OF 400,000 PEOPLE IN RAQQA
-U.N. MISSION IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CONTINUES EFFORTS TO PROTECT CIVILIANS
-UNICEF CALLS FOR PROTECTION OF CHILDREN IN IRAQ’S WEST MOSUL
-U.N. AGENCIES STEP UP ASSISTANCE IN SOMALIA WITH MEMBER STATES SUPPORT
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