Noon Briefing by Florencia Soto Niño, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
-Myanmar
-Security Council
-Democratic People's Republic of Korea
-Sudan
-Democratic Republic of the Congo
-Occupied Palestinian Territory
-Pakistan
-Cyprus
-Guatemala
-UN News App
MYANMAR
Today marks six years since the forced mass displacement of Rohingya people and other communities from Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Rohingya people remain displaced domestically and abroad, including around one million Rohingya in Bangladesh.
The vulnerabilities faced by people of Myanmar, including the Rohingya, have been compounded by the ongoing conflict and by the devastation caused by Cyclone Mocha. The United Nations will continue to support efforts to create conditions that would be conducive to the voluntary, safe, dignified, and sustainable return of Rohingya refugees to their places of origin in Myanmar.
The Secretary-General calls on all stakeholders to redouble efforts to find comprehensive, inclusive, and durable solutions that can adequately address the root causes of systemic discrimination and violence in Myanmar and to respond to growing protection crisis and humanitarian needs while strengthening refugee protection efforts in the region for those fleeing persecution and violence.
Bangladesh has demonstrated humanitarian commitments and generosity which must be acknowledged through shared responsibility. More must be done to support the Joint Response Plan and prevent a broader humanitarian crisis.
The United Nations is committed to working with all stakeholders, including regional actors, to help resolve the crisis and seek accountability and justice for victims towards a sustainable peace in Rakhine State and all of Myanmar.
The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, also issued a statement.
SECURITY COUNCIL
This morning, the Under-Secretary-General of the UN Counter-Terrorism Office, Vladimir Voronkov, briefed Security Council members. He said that Da’esh and its affiliates continue to constitute a serious threat in conflict zones and neighbouring countries.
He added that while there has been progress in targeting Da’esh finances and leadership cadres, including the death of the Da’esh leader earlier this year, these measures had a notable effect on the group’s operations in Iraq and the Syrian Arab Republic, as well as elsewhere.
For her part, the Executive Director at the Counter-Terrorism office, Natalia Gherman, said that the Secretary-General’s report on the threat posed by Da’esh to international peace and security welcomes the continued efforts of Member States to repatriate its citizens from the north-east of the Syrian Arab Republic.
She emphasized that it is critical that our counter terrorism measures are part of a comprehensive approach to addressing the threat of terrorism. The measures must be evidence-based and human rights-compliant.
And this afternoon, the Security Council will reconvene for a briefing on nonproliferation/DPRK. Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, Khaled Khiari, will brief.
DEMOCRACTIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
In a statement, the Secretary-General strongly condemned the attempted launch of yet another military satellite by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
He said that any launch by the DPRK using ballistic missile technology is contrary to the relevant Security Council resolutions and he reiterated his call on the DPRK to cease such acts and to swiftly resume dialogue without preconditions to achieve the goal of sustainable peace and the complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
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