"WESTERN SAHARA"

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix said that “in addition to overcoming the risk of paralysis resulting from COVID-19” peacekeeping missions, “have also had to face very serious and unpredicted events in many of our mission settings.” UNIFEED

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) launched a USD 100 million appeal Wednesday to drive its 2021 strategic plan for refugee protection in African countries en route to the Mediterranean, citing the deaths of no less than 1,064 people in the Central and Western Mediterranean in 2020 alone. UNHCR

Speaking to reporters marking the end of Germany’s two-year term as a non-permanent member of the Security Council, German Ambassador Christof Heusgen said, “we believe that we belong into the Security Council also as permanent member.” UNIFEED

Informal comments to the media (in his national capacity) by Ambassador Jerry Matthews Matjila, Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations and President of the Security Council in December 2020 on the situation in Western Sahara.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

General Assembly adopts 34 draft resolutions, decisions from Fourth Committee, including texts on Middle East, decolonization, information questions.

Press Conference by Jerry Matthews Matjila, Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations and President of the Security Council in December 2020, on the programme of work of the Security Council for the month of December.

A record 235 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection next year, a near 40 per cent increase on 2020 which is “almost entirely from COVID-19”, the UN’s emergency relief chief Mark Lowcock said. UNTV CH

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.