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

Highlights:
-Secretary-General/Travels
-East Africa
-CERF/Southern Africa
-Madagascar
-Sudan
-Guest - Tomorrow
-Occupied Palestinian Territory
-Syria
-Ukraine
-Cyprus
-World Tuna Day
-Guest Today

SECRETARY-GENERAL/TRAVELS
The Secretary-General is in Chile to attend the meeting of the Chief Executives Board for Coordination of the United Nations.
This afternoon, he will have a bilateral meeting with the President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, and that will be followed by a joint press encounter.
That will be around 6:45 p.m. here in New York and it will be on our UN Web TV.

EAST AFRICA
Last night, we issued a statement in which the Secretary-General’s expressed his deep distress at the news of the hundreds of lives lost and many others affected by the heavy flooding in Burundi, in Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania, as well as other parts of East Africa.
The United Nations and its partners are working closely with national authorities to address the humanitarian requirements. The Secretary-General stresses that the United Nations stands ready to offer any additional assistance that may be needed during this difficult period.
The Secretary-General is extremely concerned about the impacts of El Niño-triggered extreme weather, which risk further devastating communities and undermining livelihoods.

CERF/SOUTHERN AFRICA
Martin Griffiths, the Emergency Relief Coordinator, has released $13.5 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund [CERF] to shore up support to address the El Niño-induced disasters in Southern Africa.
The funds will go towards providing food, cash, support for irrigation systems and drought-resistant seed for farmers for planting, among other assistance.
This latest allocation brings the total amount earmarked to confront the El Niño crisis globally to more than $60 million.

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