"VISITING MISSIONS"

The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) met with the UN Secretary-General and was “delighted” by “his intention to visit the region very soon.” UNIFEED

Catriona Laing, the top United Nations official for Somalia, on Saturday visited Galmudug, where she met with its leadership to discuss topics including state-building, security, local democracy and the establishment of a UN office. UNSOM

Wrapping up her initial round of visits to Somalia’s Federal Member States, the recently appointed top United Nations official for Somalia, Catriona Laing, met with Jubaland’s leadership to discuss UN support, state-building, security, and the humanitarian situation. UNSOM

Wrapping up his visit to Somalia, the United Nations chief reaffirmed the world body’s commitment to supporting the Horn of Africa country as it continues its path to peace and stability. UNSOM

In Lebanon, the UN deputy chief Amina Mohammed explored, first-hand, the challenges of the most vulnerable groups: children and people with special needs. ESCWA

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is in Haiti for a two-day official visit. OHCHR

As Pakistan continues to experience historical floods, Secretary-General António Guterres, on the first day of his visit to the country today, said, “emissions are rising, as people die in floods and famines. And this is insanity; this is collective suicide.” UNIFEED

The High Commissioner for Human Rights said that she was unable to talk to any detained Uyghurs during her recent visit to Xinjiang, China. In anticipation of this and ahead of the visit, she met former detainees now outside the country. UNTV CH

According to UNICEF, Pakistan made remarkable progress in the fight against polio and COVID-19, but efforts to fight malnutrition and increase school enrollment need to be scaled up. UNICEF

Security Council President says transparent elections critical for Mali, commends Niger’s ‘embrace of democracy’, in briefing on visiting mission.