United Nations's video: Munich Security Conference Yemen Myanmar other topics - Daily Press Briefing 16 February 202

Highlights: - Trip Announcements - Deputy Secretary-General/Haiti - Collective Security Treaty Organization - Yemen - Libya - South Sudan - Myanmar - Syria - COVID-19/Lao People’s Democratic Republic TRIP ANNOUNCEMENTS The Secretary-General will be heading out of New York this evening. He will first go to Germany, where he will attend the Munich Security Conference. On Friday afternoon, in Munich, he will deliver an address in the opening segment of the Conference with the theme: “Turning the Tide: International Cooperation in a Time of Mounting Crises.” He will also hold bilateral meetings with leaders on the sidelines of the Conference. Then, on 22 February, the Secretary-General will arrive in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he will attend the 10th Summit of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the Region. At the summit, which will take place on 24 February, leaders from the Great Lakes region will take stock of progress and challenges in the implementation of the agreement signed in Addis Ababa nine years ago. Prior to arriving in Kinshasa, the Secretary-General will travel to the eastern provinces of North Kivu and Ituri. He will meet with local authorities and with people displaced by conflict, and he will express his solidarity with men, women and children who continue to be deeply affected by violence in the region. While in Kinshasa, the Secretary-General is also scheduled to meet with President Felix Tshisekedi and senior members of the Congolese government, as well as civil society leaders. Finally, he will the go on to Geneva to deliver remarks at the opening of the 49th regular session of the Human Rights Council. While he is in Geneva, he is expected to take part in a virtual press conference linked to the release of the upcoming Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report. DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL/HAITI The Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, is in Haiti, where she arrived this morning in Port-au-Prince, to attend an International Event for the Financing of the Reconstruction of Haiti’s Southern Peninsula following the August 2021 earthquake. In her opening remarks, Ms. Mohammed, who also visited Haiti six months ago in the immediate aftermath of the tragic earthquake that struck the country, noted that, with strong government leadership in partnership with communities and international partners, emergency relief was provided to 600,000 people in need. The Deputy Secretary-General added that we are aware that aid budgets are under pressure across the globe and that there is donor fatigue. But this is not the time to give up, she said, stressing that Haiti needs our support and we need Haiti to succeed in its path to stability, democracy and sustainable development. She also emphasized the importance of focusing on the longstanding structural causes of Haiti’s challenges and that the Haitian people - like people everywhere in our global community - deserve a stable, peaceful and prosperous future. This afternoon, the Deputy Secretary-General is expected to meet with senior Haitian leaders, as well as UN officials. Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=16%20February%202022