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

The Government of Kenya issued birth certificates to 600 children from Shona community, hailing as an important protection measure and first step towards ending statelessness for 3,500 people. UNHCR

A peacekeeping patrol led by United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Force Commander, stops at communities along the route to hear first-hand stories about the threats they face and to better understand what the Mission can do to help deter violence. UNMISS

On the one-year anniversary of the declaration of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has so far caused 1756 deaths, Ebola Emergency Response Coordinator David Gressly, said that he “never thought we would still be talking about the same outbreak.” UNIFEED

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

A second case of Ebola that has been confirmed in Goma, a major city of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, “underscores the very real risk of a spike in disease transmission, perhaps beyond the country’s borders,” the United Nations officials warned in a cross-agency joint statement. UNIFEED

Transporting much needed supplies for operations and troop needs has always been a herculean task for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). The onset of rains in the country that lasts six to eight months makes barge transportation the most reliable and inexpensive mode of transportation. UNMISS

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator, Achim Steiner, completed a five-day visit to Yemen where he traveled to Aden, Sana’a, and Hodeidah, to meet with communities, officials, and members of the United Nations family. UNDP

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.