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Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Daily Noon Briefing:
-Security Council
-Youth, Peace and Security
-Abyei
-Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
-Syria
-Venezuela
-ECOSOC
Highlights:
Security Council
The Security Council held an open meeting this morning on the International Residual Mechanisms for Criminal Tribunals. Council members were briefed by Justice Carmel Agius and Serge Brammertz, respectively the President and Prosecutor of the Mechanism.
Youth, Peace and Security
In the afternoon, the Council will hold an open meeting on the implementation of the youth, peace and security agenda.
Concerning that, today at 3p.m., the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Jayathma Wickramanayake, will brief the UN Security-Council on Youth, Peace and Security. During this briefing, she will launch the policy paper called “WE ARE HERE: An Integrated Approach to Youth-Inclusive Peace Processes” which explores the roles that young people can play in peacebuilding processes.
“We Are Here” is the first global policy paper on youth participation in peace processes and aims to document, assess and highlight where, how, and in what forms young people have participated in – and influenced – peace processes over the last 20 years.
Abyei
In a statement we issued yesterday evening, the Secretary-General expressed his sadness following an attack at a market in Abyei, during which two UN peacekeepers serving with the UN Interim Security Force came under attack by unknown assailants. One of the peacekeepers was killed and the other was wounded. Five civilians were also killed in the incident.
The Secretary-General conveyed his deepest condolences to the family of the deceased and to the Government and people of Ethiopia. He also wished the injured peacekeeper a speedy recovery and extended his sympathies to the families of the civilians killed.
The UN Mission has deployed peacekeepers to the area to enhance security and determine the circumstances behind yesterday’s attack.

Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The World Health Organization’s Emergency committee on Ebola met today in Geneva to determine whether the current outbreak constitutes a public health emergency of international concern.
The committee’s recommendations are expected to be announced in about an hour, during a Virtual Press conference that will be broadcast on Twitter @WHO. Journalists who wish to dial in can also do so. I have the number in my office.
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