China, Gaza-Polio, Gender-based violence & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (5 September 2024)
Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
-China
-Gaza-Polio
-Occupied Palestinian Territory
-Syria
-Ukraine
-Central African Republic
-Yemen
-South Sudan
-World Meteorological Organization
-Gender-based violence
-International Day of Charity
-Financial Contribution
**China
The Secretary-General is on his way back to New York. He was in China earlier today, where he spoke at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.
The Secretary-General said that many African countries are mired in debt and struggling to invest in sustainable development. Many have no access to effective debt relief, scarce resources, and clearly insufficient concessional funding, he said, in a situation that is unsustainable -- and a recipe for social unrest.
That is why, he said, we have proposed deep reforms to the outdated, ineffective and unfair international financial system and an SDG Stimulus to provide developing countries with the liquidity they need while seeking medium- and long-term solutions.
Mr. Guterres added that the China-Africa partnership can drive the renewable energy revolution and can be a catalyst for key transitions on food systems and digital connectivity.
Before leaving Beijing, the Secretary-General met with President Xi Jinping. The Secretary-General recognized China’s valuable contributions to the United Nations and congratulated President Xi for the organization of the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. He and President Xi discussed topics of mutual interest, including the Summit of the Future. The Secretary-General expressed his readiness to strengthen cooperation with China in all three pillars of the United Nations’ work.
**Gaza-Polio
Sigrid Kaag, the Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, visited the Gaza Strip earlier today to see firsthand the polio vaccination efforts that are taking place as we speak.
Ms. Kaag visited the training centre at Khan Younis, where the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has rebuilt a logistics base, and a Japanese health clinic where UNRWA is administering polio vaccinations.
The polio vaccination campaign just began today in south Gaza. As we told you yesterday, the first phase of polio vaccination in central Gaza has been completed, with 187,000 children under the age of ten being vaccinated – well over the target of 156,000.
Full Highlights:
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