António Guterres congratulated President-elect Donald Trump following his clear victory in Tuesday’s election.
“And I reaffirm my perception that the cooperation between america and the United Nations is a necessary pillar of worldwide relations,” the UN chief continued in his assertion.
“The United Nations stands able to work constructively with the incoming administration to handle the dramatic challenges our world is going through,”, he concluded.
‘Continued collaboration’
The President of the General Assembly Philémon Yang added his congratulations to Mr. Trump, who crossed the end line of 270 Electoral Faculty votes within the small hours of Wednesday morning native time, additionally successful the favored vote.
“As President of the United Nations Common Meeting, I stay up for the continued collaboration with america, a founding member of this Group, deeply dedicated to advancing world peace, human rights, and improvement,” Mr. Yang stated in a press release.
DR Congo: A minimum of 34 killed in current violent clashes
Humanitarians are sounding the alarm over the continued violence and deteriorating safety situations in North Kivu province within the jap Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN reported on Wednesday.
The scenario continues to be dire, with civilians caught in crossfire and humanitarian entry severely restricted.
Native companions report that since 20 October, armed clashes in Walikale territory have resulted within the deaths of no less than 34 civilians. Lots of extra have been injured, and over 34,000 have been displaced.
Displacement websites attacked
Humanitarians additionally voiced concern over the elevated frequency of violent assaults on displacement websites in Goma, the provincial capital.
“Our companions have reported that there have been killings, armed robberies, sexual assaults, compelled labour, extortions and looting. Ladies, kids and weak adults are notably impacted,” said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, talking in New York.
Between June and October, help companions documented greater than 100 assaults towards individuals in displacement websites in Goma, Nyiragongo and Masisi. A minimum of 18 individuals had been killed.
Regardless of the challenges, humanitarians proceed to ship meals, water and health-care help to greater than 650,000 displaced individuals in and round Goma, stated Mr. Dujarric.
“Nonetheless, the presence of armed teams close to the websites hinders the supply of help,” he added.
He urged the Congolese authorities to take motion to revive safety and be sure that these places are protected for each displaced individuals and humanitarians.
Humanitarians coordinating with Cuban authorities forward of latest hurricane menace
UN humanitarians are following the progress of Tropical Storm Rafael on Wednesday which has reportedly strengthened into a significant hurricane because it strikes onto the western shores of Cuba.
The storm is anticipated to make landfall inside hours after which transfer into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico later within the day.
“We’re coordinating with Cuban authorities to organize for the influence of the storm,” stated UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric on the common every day briefing in New York.
He stated humanitarian companions are offering life-saving help and supporting the Authorities’s response to assist some 1.5 million individuals impacted by the current Hurricane Oscar in jap Cuba.
Motion plan
“The Plan of Motion for Hurricane Oscar, launched final Friday, requires $33 million to assist practically half 1,000,000 individuals. It focuses on shelter, well being and meals safety, in addition to water, sanitation and hygiene,” Mr. Dujarric stated.
Earlier on Wednesday, UN help coordination workplace, OCHA, hosted a briefing to encourage Member States to help the initiative.
“As you’ll recall, $3.5 million was allotted from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) final week to handle humanitarian wants in Cuba within the wake of Hurricane Oscar,” he added.
