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UN Staff Day & other topics - Daily Briefing (6 September 2019)

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Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
- UN Staff Day
- The Bahamas
- Mozambique
- Deputy Secretary-General
- Ethiopia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Lebanon
UN STAFF DAY
Today is United Nations Staff Day.
The Secretary-General presided this morning over a wreath-laying ceremony and memorial service honouring civilian and military personnel who have fallen in service to the United Nations and this serves as the opening Staff Day.
In his remarks, he recalled that it is our duty to remember and commemorate our fallen colleagues. So far this year, we have lost 25 civilian staff members, 43 peacekeepers and four UN police officers.
The Secretary-General expressed his sympathy to their families and friends who feel their loss so keenly.
He remembered the sacrifice made by our fallen colleagues in working to make the world safer and more dignified for those less fortunate than themselves.
The Secretary-General also stressed that United Nations staff are working on the front lines of the most pressing challenges: addressing acute humanitarian needs, keeping the peace, defending human rights, feeding the hungry and helping build resilience to climate change.

THE BAHAMAS
The UN Migration Agency today said it is providing 1,000 tarpaulins to replace roofs stripped from homes by Hurricane Dorian on the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama.
The UN Migration Agency stressed that the priority right now is the search and rescue operations. After everyone has been rescued and the wounded safely evacuated, the agency will focus on providing temporary shelter for those who lost their homes. We believe that about 70,000 people are currently homeless in the Bahamas.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization says it is focusing on providing clinical care, food supplies, safe drinking water and sanitation to survivors. However, the agency warned that due to floodwaters and potential contamination with sewage, the risk of diarrheal and waterborne diseases is high. It added that many medical facilities in Grand Bahama are flooded and patient evacuations will be needed. WHO will be working with the Government to provide medical supplies and emergency physicians as needed.
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