"SYRIA"

United States ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said her country believes its priorities “are not just American priorities, they are global priorities,” adding that next week “must be a moment to strengthen alliances and partnerships.” UNIFEED

Cooperation between countries - multilateralism – is the only way to respond to global challenges in the 21st century, the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) have declared, at the launch of a new exhibition in Geneva, showcasing the significance and relevance of international solidarity. UNTV CH

UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said that Syria is caught in “a downward spiral,” and the humanitarian needs are greater than they have ever been. UNIFEED

The World Health Organization (WHO)’s Logistics Hub in Dubai has completed its single largest shipment yet, airlifting 85 metric tonnes of life-saving health supplies to Ethiopia on Friday. WHO

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

The future for Syria’s people is “increasingly bleak”, UN-appointed rights experts said, highlighting escalating conflict in several areas of the war-ravaged country, a return to siege tactics and popular demonstrations linked to the plummeting economy. UNTV CH

The High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi visited the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management (PDMM) Verification Centre and the Legal Clinic in Gaziantep province, where Syrians under temporary protection and all people in need of international protection, can verify their status in Turkey. UNHCR

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

UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) called for an international effort to guarantee secondary education for refugee children and youth, as levels of school and university enrollment remain critically low. UNHCR

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu told the Security Council that Syria "must declare all chemical weapons agents produced and / or weaponized at the former chemical weapons production facility (CWPF). that was declared by the Syrian Arab Republic as never having been used to produce and / or weaponize chemical weapons.” UNIFEED