UNRWA and other matters (12 June 2017)

Daily Press Briefing: UNRWA, Central Asia, CAR, Mali, Syria, Afghanistan, UNHCR, Famine, Polio, World Day against Child Labour, Honour Roll, Press Conferences
Noon Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary General.
HIGHLIGHTS
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-SECRETARY-GENERAL VOICES SUPPORT FOR U.N. AGENCY HELPING PALESTINE REFUGEES
-WITNESSING IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN CENTRAL ASIA, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION
-CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: U.N. ENVOY WARNS SECURITY COUNCIL OF INTENSITY OF RECENT VIOLENCE
-NUMBER OF BLUE HELMETS SLAIN IN MALI’S KIDAL RISES TO FOUR
-U.N. RELIEF WING REITERATES CALL FOR SAFETY, PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS INSIDE SYRIA’S AR-RAQQA CITY
-U.N. AFGHANISTAN MISSION UNDERGOING STRATEGIC REVIEW
-TOP U.N. OFFICIAL CALLS FOR SURGE IN SPOTS FOR REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT IN THIRD COUNTRIES
-WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME URGENTLY CALLS FOR $1 BILLION TO HELP MILLIONS AT RISK OF FAMINE IN NIGERIA, SOMALIA, SOUTH SUDAN AND YEMEN
-U.N. AGENCIES WELCOME $1.2 BILLION PLEDGES TO STAMP OUT POLIO FOR GOOD
-U.N.-BACKED WORLD DAY HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO PREVENT CHILD LABOUR DURING CONFLICTS, DISASTER
-RWANDA BECOMES 105TH MEMBER STATE TO PAY FULL U.N. DUES