"DISASTER RELIEF"

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

UN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Ramesh Rajasingham stressed the need, “as an imperative, to build a risk awareness and reduction into the reconstruction effort" in Haiti UNIFEED

On a two-day mission to Haiti, the UN deputy chief said on Friday that she was struck by the resilience of the Haitian people, who had mobilized quickly to support their neighbours in the aftermath of last week’s massive earthquake and subsequent tropical storm. UNIFEED

The people of Beirut need to see accountability for the deepening crisis they have faced after the devastating port blasts in the Lebanese capital 12 months ago, the UN’s top rights official said Tuesday. UNTV CH

Press Conference: The 14th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

Briefing by Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President of the 75th Session of the General Assembly.

In a pre-recorded video message to the International Conference in Support of the Lebanese People, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the leadership of Lebanon "to put aside partisan political interests and form a government that adequately protects and responds to the needs of the people." UNIFEED

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, in partnership with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and Blue Shield International (BSI) have completed a month-long project of securing and protecting the cultural heritage properties damaged in the aftermath of 4 August Beirut explosions. UNIFIL

Emergency Medical Teams deployed with support from the World Health Organization provided immediate assistance to re-start health facilities impacted by the 4 August explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. WHO

World Food Programme (WFP) has brought into Lebanon 12,500 metric tons of wheat flour in order to stabilize the price of bread across the country throughout September. WFP