Malaysia/Covid-19, Syria, Myanmar & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (2 August 2021)

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Highlights:
- Ethiopia 
- Myanmar  
- Central African Republic 
- Syria 
- Malaysia/Covid-19 
- Resident Coordinator / Uruguay 
- World Breastfeeding Week  
- Financial Contributions 

MALAYSIA/COVID-19
From Malaysia, the UN team there, led by Resident Coordinator Stefan Priesner, continues to support authorities to roll out the COVID-19 national vaccination plan.
The UN team is helping authorities prepare for the vaccination of undocumented people, refugees and asylum-seekers. This includes technical and advocacy support to prepare specific guidelines. UNHCR is helping to gather data on refugee populations, while we are also working on outreach and mapping of vulnerable groups.
The UN team has also been working on risk communication and community engagement in various languages, as well as on outreach programmes and hotlines to increase access to information about vaccines. This includes a website that is tailored to support refugees, asylum-seekers and organizations supporting refugees.
Our team on the ground is also supporting authorities in tracking public sentiment to help tackle rumours and misinformation.

SYRIA
The Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, over the weekend, said he is following with great concern the developments in southwest Syria. He is actively in contact with relevant parties to ensure that violence ceases and he is calling on all to de-escalate.  
In a statement over the weekend, Mr. Pedersen stressed to all that the principle of the protection of civilians and international humanitarian law must be upheld.  The Special Envoy emphasized the humanitarian dimension of the situation, recalling the messages he received from people in Daraa stating they did not want to leave their homes.  
The Special Envoy said this uptick in tension in the southwest reiterates the need for all in Syria to agree on a nationwide ceasefire, in line with Security Council resolution 2254 (2015).

MYANMAR
From Myanmar, the UN team has reaffirmed its solidarity with the people of the country in their pursuit for democracy, peace, human rights and the rule of law, six months after the Myanmar military seized control over the democratically elected government.
Since February 1st, at least 930 people – many of them women and children – have been killed at the hands of security forces, while thousands more have been injured.
At least 3,000 people remain under detention – this includes politicians, authors, human rights defenders, teachers, health care workers, civil servants, journalists, monks, celebrities, and ordinary citizens.
The protracted crisis has impacted humanitarian access to people in need, as well as education, health, and the fight against COVID-19. It has also, of course, affected the basic rights of the people of Myanmar to express themselves and have a government that represents them.
For their part, the UN Population Fund and UN Women in Myanmar have warned that the compounded political and health crisis, coupled with an intensification of fighting, is putting more women and girls this year at risk. They also said that the deteriorating socio-economic situation means that hundreds of thousands more people now are in need of humanitarian aid.
Since February 1st, women and girls have been at the frontlines as leaders of civil society organizations, civil servants, activists, journalists, artists and influencers, exercising their fundamental rights to express their hopes for the future of the country.

[bora]

Hello UN, we do seriously need your help on both sides healthcare services and coup situations ASAP for Myanmar people.

[shahmiria]

We need UN forces to protect Myanmar civilians. It's UN security and UN responsibility

[jeanninematos]

Good afternoon resistance! Have a great Monday

[welcome.]

Thank You│UN✶ ⃝🇺🇳🇺🇳
الاُمَـــــمُ المـتّـحــــــــدَة │🇺🇳🇺🇳 ⃝🇺 🇳🌈

لا يمكن لأية دولة ولا ينبغي لأية دولة أن تفرض نظاما للحكم على أية دولة أخرى | ومع ذلك لن يقلل ذلك من التزامي تجاه الحكومات التي تعبر عن إرادة الشعب | حيث يتم التعبير عن هذا المبدأ في كل دولة وفقا لتقاليد شعبها | إن أميركا لا تفترض أنها تعلم ما هو الأفضل بالنسبة للجميع | كما أننا لا نفترض أن تكون نتائج الانتخابات السلمية | هي النتائج التي نختارها | ومع ذلك يلازمني اعتقاد راسخ بأن جميع البشر يتطلعون لامتلاك قدرة التعبير عن أفكارهم وآرائهم | في أسلوب الحكم المتبع في بلدهم | ويتطلعون للشعور بالثقة في حكم القانون | وفي الالتزام بالعدالة والمساواة في تطبيقه | ويتطلعون كذلك لشفافية الحكومة وامتناعها عن نهب أموال الشعب | ويتطلعون لحرية اختيار طريقهم في الحياة | إن هذه الأفكار ليست أفكارا أميركية فحسب | بل هي حقوق إنسانية | وهي لذلك الحقوق التي سندعمها في كل مكان.



-/-/2021
I think you Will make A translator .

[yolandael]

United Nations these police set up another situation concerning my son. They are also trying to get to me. These police are trying to use any method to stop me from getting to you. Also to try and make me look bad. I have faced many situations these police repeatedly set up in serious pursuit in trying to make me look like I cannot handle any situations. I’ve been handling situations long before they ever knew about me.

[ariyabhutia]

What is Rules and regulation of the WHO? Duties & Responsibilities it’s member countries? Law and constitution of who?

[jenniiferpiiter]

convid 19 day -jenniifer piiter (from album oh little boy of slim boy lane)2020(c)tesseOGHENEmusic. convid 19 days were'nt 19! people had to wear face mask for convid 19 ! people stood at one metre distance for convid 19!(chorus)but they were heroes X2 there were convid 19 day heroes! (bridge) oh LORD YOU are my HERO and my HEALER my convid 19 day HEALER.

[yolandael]

United Nations these police are using a situation concerning my youngest son that police did against him years ago to try and make me negotiate with them. Allah had me to write the Virginia Supreme Court to let them know information that their police are doing and why they did it. Then Allah told me to tell them in that letter to negotiate and they did not. Now they are having me to face this situation. The police were ready to attack my fifteen year old granddaughter and I was ready to negotiate. That’s what Allah let me know to do. These police, federal and courts do not stop.

Police took my car and I couldn’t get to that property to check on things and a tree branch fell through the roof and rain destroyed more of my future. United Nations I know so much in which these people did against me. It’s far too much to display on a website. Allah and Prophet Mohammed kept me informed what these people were plotting. I experienced what they were saying. I just never knew exact when it would take place.

[yolandael]

United Nations I was sent in to establish relations with United States Federal and ever since they put out word against me and they had situations thrown at me. This is not diplomatic procedures or true social justice.

[yolandael]

United Nations I keep trying to work situations out through there courts and last Virginia Judicial Inquiry Review and they set up situations that I have to stand my ground against as to what they do.

[lansanakoroma]

What can the United nations do for the interpreters because I don't think America will get out on time I have no doubt in my mind they will be masircar and their families

[luispadrao]

Parabéns pelo trabalho o crime organizado o nome diz tudo são estruturados e difícil de combater tem dinheiro barco mansão carros de luxo etc e o drogado tem a ruína e instituições fim ou seja a morte amém

[luispadrao]

Parabéns pelo trabalho tem que aprender uma lição de que são seres humanos passíveis de erro é aceitar derrotas e agregar valor para salvar vidas futuras esse é o desafio da onu membros e associados amém