UN Chief & Chairperson of the African Union Meet & other topics (Daily Briefing 19 April 201

Daily Press Briefing: African-Union - UN, Spring Meetings, Libya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Middle East, Iraq, UNESCO, Tropical Diseases, Senior Personnel Appointments, Press Conferences.

Highlights of the Daily Press Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary General.

HIGHLIGHTS
-U.N.CHIEF AND AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON MEET AT FIRST JOINT ANNUAL CONFERENCE
-SECRETARY-GENERAL TO ATTEND WORLD BANK SPRING MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON D.C.
-INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST MOVE BEYOND CONTAINMENT IN LIBYA, U.N. ENVOY TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL
-DISCOVERY OF MASS GRAVES HIGHLIGHT UNFOLDING HORROR IN D.R. CONGO – U.N. RIGHTS CHIEF
-U.N. MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN ENHANCING ABILITY TO PROTECT CIVILIANS
-U.N. ENVOY VOICES CONCERN OVER ENERGY CRISIS IN GAZA
-HIGH WATER LEVELS WORSENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN MOSUL – U.N. AGENCY
-U.N. RECOGNIZES LAMPEDUSA MAYOR AND FRENCH NGO FOR WORK SAVING MIGRANT AND REFUGEE LIVES
-WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REPORTS UNPRECEDENTED PROGRESS AGAINST TROPICAL DISEASES
-SENIOR APPOINTMENTS

Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/conte....nt/highlight/2017-04