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Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
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This morning, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs held a High-level pledging event on the Horn of Africa, and $2.4 billion has been announced for the region.
Speaking at the event, the Secretary-General noted that crisis atop of crisis is threatening the lives and livelihoods of millions across the region.
The Secretary-General stressed we must act now to prevent crisis from turning into catastrophe and called on donors and the international community to urgently fund the 2023 [if somebody is interrupting to give us more money, I'll be happy to take it. If not, please mute.] We urgently need funding for the 2023 Humanitarian Response Plans for the region. To date, he said, they are just close to 20 per cent funded, and that is not acceptable.
The Secretary-General went on to warn that, without an immediate and major injection of funding, emergency operations will grind to a halt, and people will die. He added that people in the Horn of Africa are paying an unconscionable price for a climate crisis they did nothing to cause, and we owe them solidarity, assistance and a measure of hope for the future.
The Secretary-General also spoke at the High-level Policy Dialogue of the Africa Dialogue Series.
He commended the Dialogue's focus on industrialization and trade, at a time when the continent is facing multiple crises – not of its own making.
The Secretary-General said the African Continental Free Trade Area is set to be an engine of growth, adding that its full implementation could generate income gains of up to 9 per cent by 2035, lifting up to 50 million people out of extreme poverty.
However, the Secretary-General added, realizing the promise of the African Continental Free Trade Area requires collective action across critical areas, including boosting access to financial resources and investment.
Tor Wennesland, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, spoke at the Security Council this morning via videoconference. He said that while the ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians is holding, conflict mitigation efforts must also be met with steps by both sides – supported by the international community – to reset a trajectory out of the cycle of violence. He called on all parties to stop unilateral and inflammatory actions that undermine prospects for peace, and to address the acute financial and institutional challenges faced by the Palestinian Authority.
He also warned that without new funding, the World Food Programme will suspend cash assistance to 200,000 Palestinians next week and that UNRWA [UN Relief and Works Agency] will not have the resources to deliver some core services by September.
View moreView lessSpeaking at the event, the Secretary-General noted that crisis atop of crisis is threatening the lives and livelihoods of millions across the region.
The Secretary-General stressed we must act now to prevent crisis from turning into catastrophe and called on donors and the international community to urgently fund the 2023 [if somebody is interrupting to give us more money, I'll be happy to take it. If not, please mute.] We urgently need funding for the 2023 Humanitarian Response Plans for the region. To date, he said, they are just close to 20 per cent funded, and that is not acceptable.
The Secretary-General went on to warn that, without an immediate and major injection of funding, emergency operations will grind to a halt, and people will die. He added that people in the Horn of Africa are paying an unconscionable price for a climate crisis they did nothing to cause, and we owe them solidarity, assistance and a measure of hope for the future.
The Secretary-General also spoke at the High-level Policy Dialogue of the Africa Dialogue Series.
He commended the Dialogue's focus on industrialization and trade, at a time when the continent is facing multiple crises – not of its own making.
The Secretary-General said the African Continental Free Trade Area is set to be an engine of growth, adding that its full implementation could generate income gains of up to 9 per cent by 2035, lifting up to 50 million people out of extreme poverty.
However, the Secretary-General added, realizing the promise of the African Continental Free Trade Area requires collective action across critical areas, including boosting access to financial resources and investment.
Tor Wennesland, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, spoke at the Security Council this morning via videoconference. He said that while the ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians is holding, conflict mitigation efforts must also be met with steps by both sides – supported by the international community – to reset a trajectory out of the cycle of violence. He called on all parties to stop unilateral and inflammatory actions that undermine prospects for peace, and to address the acute financial and institutional challenges faced by the Palestinian Authority.
He also warned that without new funding, the World Food Programme will suspend cash assistance to 200,000 Palestinians next week and that UNRWA [UN Relief and Works Agency] will not have the resources to deliver some core services by September.