In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the World Food Programme and aid partners today resumed food distribution to over 71,000 people at the Plaine Savo displacement site in Ituri, the first delivery since December, after weeks of negotiations led by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs secured better access.
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher has allocated $48 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to maintain aid operations of the UN Humanitarian Air Service, run by the World Food Programme, in Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan, Sudan and Syria.
The new Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed Abushahab, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
In Bolivia, the United Nations is supporting authorities to tackle massive floods, which have been worsened by the El Niño phenomenon and climate change. The Organization is further assessing the impacts on water, sanitation, education, health and shelter.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Bérangère Boëll-Yousfi of France as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the United Arab Emirates, with the host Government’s approval. She takes up her post on 20 January.
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, arrived in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, from Doha, Qatar, on Sunday afternoon, 10 December.
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, flew from New York to Dubai on Wednesday, 29 November. He arrived on Thursday evening.
The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has, in what it calls a major breakthrough, brokered a peace accord between the Misseriya and Ngok Dinka communities, who agreed to dialogue to protect people, livestock and property, and to find a sustainable solution to the final status of Abyei.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the General Assembly tribute to the memory of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan, late President of the United Arab Emirates, in New York today:
The General Assembly met today to pay tribute to the memory of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, who died on 13 May.
