Lebanon, Palestine & other topics - Daily Press Briefing | United Nations

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

Highlights:
- Secretary-General/Security Council
- Security Council
- Lebanon/Humanitarian
- Lebanon/Peacekeeping
- Syria
- Occupied Palestinian Territory
- **Deputy Secretary-General/Trip Announcement
- Haiti
- Ukraine
- Central African Republic
- Eastern Africa
- International Day of Non-Violence

Secretary-General/Security Council
The Secretary-General briefed the Security Council this morning. He warned that the raging fires in the Middle East are fast becoming an inferno. In recent days, he said, we have seen a dramatic escalation – so dramatic that he wonders what remains of the framework the Council established with Resolution 1701.
UNIFIL peacekeepers remain in position, and the UN flag continues to fly despite Israel’s request to relocate, he noted.
Civilians in Lebanon are paying a terrible price, which the Secretary-General utterly condemns. Since last October, more than 1,700 people have been killed in Lebanon -- including over 100 children and 194 women.
Yesterday, he noted, Iran launched approximately 200 ballistic missiles towards Israel.
As he did in relation to the Iranian attack in April -- and as should have been obvious yesterday in the context of the condemnation he expressed – the Secretary-General again strongly condemned yesterday’s massive missile attack by Iran on Israel.
Mr. Guterres told the Security Council that it is high time for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, with the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, the effective delivery of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, and irreversible progress to a two-state solution. And he added that it is high time for a cessation of hostilities in Lebanon and real action towards full implementation of Security Council resolutions 1559 and 1701, paving the way for diplomatic efforts for sustainable peace.

Security Council
The Security Council will reconvene at 3:00 pm for a briefing on the Cooperation between the UN and the African Union.
Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative to the African Union, and Martha Pobee, the Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, will brief the Council.

Lebanon/Humanitarian
Following the launch of the $426 million Flash Appeal for Lebanon yesterday, pledges from several Member States were made, and are greatly appreciated – but much more is urgently needed.
The UN and its humanitarian partners continue scaling up efforts to support the Government-led response. The World Food Programme has provided hot meals and emergency cash to nearly 10,000 households, while UNRWA shelters now house more than 2,300 displaced people. WHO is supplying trauma kits and medicine for tens of thousands of patients, amid facility closures, staff shortages and funding gaps.
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says that ongoing hostilities continue to have a devastating toll on civilians and civilian infrastructure.
More than 346,000 people are confirmed to have been displaced, with Government estimates putting the number of affected and displaced people as high as one million. As of yesterday, six hospitals and 40 primary health centres have been forced to close.
According to national authorities, the number of people having fled to Syria has exceeded 300,000, including Syrian and Lebanese nationals.
The UN reiterates that aid must be allowed to reach people safely, wherever they are.

Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Website

Full highlights

[EdwardLawrence-]

“Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.” -Marcus Tullius Cicero

[cjkelly]

More talking heads with no words coming out. Do us all a favor and shut the doors as the UN is useless. Too much talk.

[otearoa]

Most Iranian citizens are sick and tired of what Hezbollah, Hamas and the Iranian regime have done to their country started by the Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979.

[JonahD.Potter]

I'm highly inspired.
Please spill some sugar about the bi-weekly stuff you mentioned.

[linguoxin]

Please close this useless organization.

[peterbeer]

17:41 looking back at history I don't recall uh in in my time here which is 24 years
17:47 uh this type of announcement uh being made ..

Looking back at history can the UN identify a time where the Secretary General spoke to a country that had just been attacked in an accusing manner claiming "it didn't just happen in a vacuum"?


34:40 party left to implement look uh who else *diplomacy* uh
34:46 *takes time* we want to see the gun silence and we want to see a return to

18 years time it has taken with only deteriorating results.
For almost a year Israeli were forced out of their homes and the UN has taken which diplomatic action exactly?
Since diplomacy takes time I'm sure the UN can wait with their diplomacy until the war has been fought.

[suryanaray]

According to article 14 and 21 of the constitution of India in karnataka state Bangalore city civil court Complex police Loti charge and Brutal murder of Advocates in 2012 the state government was refused to give the cabinet sanction for CBI investigation in 2018 violated the supreme court judgement hence the state government was liable for under contempt of court FBI investigation is necessary through the UNO in the interest of the Justice in karnataka state in india

[yolandael]

United Nations, another situations took place last night around 9:13 pm. Allah showed me in 2017 a situation going on when my granddaughter would be living with me. Henrico Police would be setting up a situation using Asiatic in my community against my granddaughter and me. A shooting took place within my block last night. I walked out the house in the backyard at 9:13 pm and I was almost at my back gate to put the lock on and the shooting started. Shooting doesn't frighten me. I stay clam. The car with the guys in it hit the tree in front where Benjamin Quade live by the public walkway and street. One of the guys got out the car ran through the front gate where Benjamin live and out his back gate. Myself being in my backyard I heard the guy run through the yard next door and out the back gate. I'm on my way back down my backyard and the guy stopped at my fence and tried to get me to let him in my yard and I said no. One of the guys was still sitting in the car and my granddaughter and I went out the front door when police were coming down the street. A guys got out the car when he saw my granddaughter and me. Then came up the front steps asked could he sit on my porch and I said no. I told him sit on those steps and it was near public walkway. It was my steps. All these Richmond Police came.

Now, police were talking for awhile then came up in my yard and handcuff the young man. Some drama was played out. Benjamin Quade had also come outside that house and a police officer spoke to him. I told a police officer the guy ran through the yard next door. So police went looking for the gun. I'm standing watching all this mess. Police eventually found a gun in the car. There were two type of guns shots going off at the time of the shooting.

Now, Benjamin lights in that backyard doesn't turn off until around 11:00 pm or a little after. The lights went off before 9:13 pm last night. It crossed my mind why was his lights off so soon as I was walking to lock my gate.

All the people that came out the house after the shooting they only questions me, Benjamin and Leonidas and Diana. The Richmond Detective went into the house of Diana and Leonidas and then came and questioned me.

My granddaughter while in high school had taken two years of Criminal Defense. She could see the young male involved was telling lies. I was listening to him speak to police and nothing he said made since. He was telling lies.

[IsItaSunnyday]

Praying for Israel 🙏 Am Yisrael Chai 🇮🇱💙🙏

[xasanaxmed]

👋 Office For the Coordination Of Humanitarian Affairs .

[Faisal-igq]

Jika resolusi pbb tidak lagi dihargai anggota anggota pbb, sebaiknya pbn dibubarkan saja

[suryanaray]

According to article 14 and 21 of the constitution of India in karnataka state police stations and Secret Workshops innocent people s are illegally detained by them without court knowledge and violates the article 21of the constitution of india FBI investigation is necessary through the UNO is necessary in karnataka state in india

[ris.sin]

Wouldn't it be better if the United Nations (UN) changed its name to the Lebanese Palestine Union (LPU)

[worldcannabisclubtv]

Hypocrites, how bout you raise your opinion about Puerto RIco?

[DevinBovino]

If you don't know that everyone is great in some way or ways, and unworthy of bad things, then you are missing the boat on the truth. Corrections, or lawful punishment, happens to be true the past, present and future, and is unfortunate when it happens. God bless, All. Amen. -"JT Burton" aka DPB

[asiakhatun]

Please God save the world. The earth is very beautiful. Please Allah help. Please Allah forgive us.

[SethDulin-ut]

You seem like a man that has everything on a very volitile balance but if you can make it to the table then the good stuff will make it to the table without a disaster on the way to the table ruining everyone's meal that didn't actually prefer and desire to eat off the floor 😢

[UltimateSeduction]

From the sea to the river, all muslims will shiver 😂

[Faisal-igq]

Hukum dunia internasional adalah resolusi pbb, jika israel dan palestina tidak mematuhi resolusi pbb, maka israel dan palestina dikeluarkan dari keanggotaan pbb, silahkan israel dan palestina kembali ke masa lalu, silahkan israel dan palestina melanjutkan perang, siapa yg menang yg akan menguasai wilayah israel dan palestina, negara manapun tidak boleh ikut campur perang israel palestina, negara yg ikut campur perang israel palestina harus dikeluarkan dari keanggotaan pbb.

[SethDulin-ut]

But can Russia still get to think that everything is Russian Federation, because something can be something even if it is not or just not yet. If peace and a long period of time are included then i dont care what Government thinks they are the overall and end time governance. Can't we be everything and people just depend on the Governances that they seek help from? We all can exist and when we do then the citizens will always be able to find the support and opportunities that define themself as a human being. We can call it U.S. which will translate into Russian as Russian Federation while at the same time translate into Ukraine as the Ukranian Federation. With the US being where everything blends into one thing by any translation "Our's" which includes you no matter who you are.