UN Daily News 13 May 2016

8/17/2019 UN Daily News 13 May 2016

1/15

For information media -

not an official record

For updates and e-mail alerts,visit UN NEWS CENTRE at

www.un.org/news

Issue DH/7158 Friday, 13 May 2016

In the headines!

• Security Council demands Boko Haram immediately and une!uivocally" end all violence in#ake C$ad Basin

• We $ave an a%enda &e'ore us" ( UN o''icialsreiterate need 'or measures a%ainst se)ual a&use

• *aramount importance" 'or #e&anon to elect apresident ( UN envoy

• UN re'u%ee a%ency reports some +, re'u%eesand mi%rants rescued o'' talian coast

• UN Economic and Social Council *resident ur%esco$erent %lo&al action to address El Ni.o

• *aris accord 'aces 'irst test" at meetin% on climate

adaptation 'undin% ( UN ri%$ts e)pert

• Wrappin% up o''icial visit to *ortu%al, Ban receives /rder o' #i&erty" medal

• UN a%ricultural a%ency and European Union step upe''orts to com&at ille%al tim&er trade

• n Syria, $ead o' UN a%ency 'or *alestine re'u%eescalls 'or protection to &e stren%t$ened

• UN ri%$ts o''ice ur%es 0am&ia to release detainedprotesters

• Belarus1 e)ecution s$o2s callous disdain" 'orinternational $uman ri%$ts la2 ( UN e)perts

• S3mi rapper SlinCra4e encoura%es indi%enousyout$ to cele&rate culture

More stories inside

"e#urity $oun#i de%ands &o'o Hara% (i%%ediatey andune)ui*o#ay+ end a *ioen#e in a'e $had &asin

13 May – Deeply concerned at the alarming scale of the humanitarian

crisis caused by the activities of Boko Haram in the Lake Chad Basin

region, the United ations !ecurity Council demanded that the group"immediately and une#uivocally cease all violence and all abuses of

human rights and violations of international humanitarian la$%&

'hrough a (residential !tatement, the !ecurity Council also e)pressed

deep concern that the activities of Boko Haram continue to underminethe peace and stability of the *est and Central +frican region% 'he

Council strongly condemned all terrorist attacks, abuses of humanrights and violations of humanitarian la$ by the group in the region,

including those involving killings and other violence against civilians,

notably $omen and children, abductions, rape, se)ual slavery andother se)ual violence, recruitment and use of children, and destruction

of property%

Concerned by reported violations and abuses of human rights and largescale displacement of the civilian population across

the Lake Chad Basin region as a result of Boko Haram-s activities, the Council also demands the immediate andunconditional release of all those abducted $ho remain in captivity, including ./0 schoolgirls abducted in Chibok, Borno

A group of people displaced from Blargui village on Lake Chad,

found refuge in the Kafia site, hosting internally displaced persons.

Photo: OCA!"ayanne "unan

UN Daily News


2/15

- 5 -

UN Ne2s Centre 6 2227un7or%8ne2s

UN 9aily Ne2s +: ;ay 5+<

state, igeria in +pril .1/2 among the reported thousands of others held captive by Boko Haram%

"'he !ecurity Council recogni3es that some of such acts may amount to crimes against humanity and $ar crimes 4and5stresses that those responsible for these abuses and violations of human rights and violations of international humanitarianla$ must be held accountable and brought to 6ustice,& the statement stressed%

+s for the "alarming scale& of the region7s humanitarian crisis, Council members recalled that there are no$ more than .%.

million igerians, and over 281,111 internallydisplaced persons 9:D(s; and refugees in neighboring Cameroon, Chad and iger% obe states, igeria, $here an estimated /=2 children a day risk starvation $ithoutthe immediate provision of emergency food assistance%

*hile commending the support provided to the displaced populations by the global community, in particular the people andgovernments of the Lake Chad Basin region, including $ith the assistance of humanitarian actors and relevant U entities,the Council urged the international community to immediately support the provision of urgent relief assistance for the

people most affected by the crisis in Cameroon, Chad, iger and igeria% :ndeed, appro)imately /1 percent of the ?8@/million re#uired to fulfil such assistance has been received this year, noted the Council%

Aurther to the !tatement, the Council commends the important territorial advances by the governments of Cameroon, Chad,

iger and igeria against Boko Haram, including through the


3/15

- : -



among peacekeeping, the United ations and local actors to have a tangible impact%&

Trust Fund for victims of sexual exploitation and abuse is operational


4/15

- = -



evidence of $idespread and systemic se)ual e)ploitation and abuse%

'he guidance $ill also detail the criteria for determining that a troopcontributing country has not taken appropriate steps toinvestigate allegations, or that a police or troopcontributing country has not held perpetrators accountable or informed the!ecretaryEeneral of the progress of investigations and follo$up actions, he said%

:n the area of implementation, the Under!ecretaryEeneral said that advancements have been made in prevention through

certifications for no prior misconduct before personnel are deployed and for predeployment trainingJ and through vetting ofall personnel including contingents and formed police units%

"*e are going for$ard $ith shorter investigation times for the U and


5/15

- > -



in this field,& she concluded%

(4ara%ount i%5ortan#e+ /or e.anon to ee#t a 5resident 2en*oy

13 May – + United ations envoy for Lebanon reported to the

!ecurity Council today on ho$ the current political paralysis,including the t$oyear presidential vacuum, is negatively impactingthe country7s ability to make vital decisions%

"Undoubtedly, since the resolution $as passed in !eptember .112, a

lot has been achieved,& 'er6e oedLarsen said at a press stakeoutfollo$ing closeddoor consultations $ith the !ecurity Council,

referring the /8member body7s resolution /880, $hich declaredsupport for free and fair elections in Lebanon and called for the$ithdra$al of foreign forces from the country%

+n e)ample of such achievement included the $ithdra$al in .118 of!yrian troops and military assets from Lebanon on the basis of theresolution%


6/15

- < -



2 re/ugee agen#y re5orts so%e 1,000 re/ugees and %igrantsres#ued o// Itaian #oast

13 May – !ome /,111 people of various nationalities, includingrefugee families and unaccompanied children, $ere rescued yesterdayfrom the


7/15

- ? -



2 6#ono%i# and "o#ia $oun#i 4resident urges #oherentgo.a a#tion to address 6 2i7o

13 May – Gn the heels of a United ations special meeting on l io, the (resident of the U conomic and !ocial Council9CG!GC; has emphasi3ed the need to reduce the impact of the

phenomenon by implementing agreedupon international frame$orksin a coherent manner and increasing resiliencebuilding efforts for thedevelopment of holistic disaster risk management $orld$ide%

:n a (residential !tatement follo$ing the special meeting on:mpacts of the .1/8M/ l io phenomenonK educing risksand capturing opportunities, $hich $as held this past $eek at UHead#uarters in e$ >ork, CG!GC (resident Gh oon underscored

that the immediate priority must be to reduce the impact of the l io phenomenon by implementing the !endai Arame$ork forDisaster isk eduction .1/8.1@1 and the (aris +greement on climate change in a coherent and integrated manner%

"'he l io phenomenon – $ith its increasing intensity – has lasting conse#uences for development,&


8/15

- @ -



+long those lines, in an opinion piece published in the Miami Herald earlier this $eek,


9/15

- A -



provisions for public participation, and effective grievance procedures that $ould help to ensure that proposed pro6ects donot run roughshod over the human rights of indigenous peoples and other communities that are most directly affected bythem%

"'he main problem $ith the Clean Development


10/15

- + -



2 agri#utura agen#y and 6uro5ean nion ste5 u5 e//orts to#o%.at iega ti%.er trade

13 May – 'he United ations Aood and +griculture 9A+G; and the

uropean Union 9U; $ill step up 6oint efforts to support tropicaltimberproducing countries in curbing illegal logging, improvingforest governance and promoting the trade of legally sourced timber,under a ?@1 million funding agreement announced today%

'he agreement, $hich $as formali3ed by the t$o organi3ations todayin ome, is e)pected to not only reduce the environmental impacts ofillegal logging and mitigate climate change, but also boost theincomes and food security of forest communities by improving access

to domestic and international $ood markets, A+G said in a pressrelease%

(articipating in the activities in ome $ere Neroni#ue Loren3o of theuropean Commission DirectorateEeneral for :nternationalCooperation and Development, and enO Castro !ala3ar, A+G+ssistant DirectorEeneral for Aorestry, $ho highlighted that the

efforts $ill support the ne)t phase of A+G7s Aorest La$ nforcement, Eovernance and 'rade 9ALE'; programme, set torun through .1.1%

"'hanks to global initiatives like ALE', illegal timber production has declined by an estimated .. percent since .11.,&said


11/15

- ++ -



'o date, the A+G ALE' programme has supported more than .11 pro6ects in some 21 tropical timber producing countriesthroughout +frica, Latin +merica, the Caribbean and +sia% !ome of the most promising initiatives being piloted involveusing ne$ technologies to efficiently track the origin of $ood%

"*e7ve achieved a lot, but there is more $ork to be done, said ulia Aalconer, !enior Aorestry +dvisor at the Department for:nternational Development of the United Fingdom 9DA:D;% "Building on the success of previous phases, A+G $ill help

smallholder $ood producers, $ho often have difficulties verifying compliance $ith legality standards, gain access to greenmarkets and improve their livelihoods%&

:n Colombia, for e)ample, the programme is supporting the use of digital android applications to strengthen tracking andcontrol mechanisms by environmental authorities and guide consumers in purchasing legal and sustainable timber%

!imilarly, a logging vehicle tracking system is being piloted by a partner nongovernmental organi3ation in the Congo Basincountries – including Cameroon, CPte d7:voire, the Democratic epublic of the Congo and the epublic of the Congo – tointercept illegal timber at different stages in the forest supply chain, facilitating monitoring efforts by forestry authorities andimproving accountability and traceability%

A+G highlighted that o$ing to the multiple contributions of forests to provide 6obs and income, food and medicine, and

critical environmental services, the $orld7s ne$ international development agenda includes their sustainable management asone of the targets of the .1@1 +genda for !ustainable Development%

In "yria, head o/ 2 agen#y /or 4aestine re/ugees #as /or5rote#tion to .e strengthened

13 May – 'he head of the United ations relief agency charged $iththe $ellbeing of (alestinian refugees across the


12/15

- +5 -



shieh and Tudsaya%

:n the midst of ongoing suffering faced by (alestine refugees in !yria, U*+ is underlining that there are remarkablestories of hope% 'he CommissionerEeneral met $ith some /11 (alestinian boys and girls $ho had 6ust e)ited >armoukcamp to take their national e)ams% :n his discussions $ith the students, he heard ho$ essential it $as to have preservedforms of access to education inside the devastated landscape of >armouk%

:n !ayyeda einab,


13/15

- +: -



&earus! e3e#ution shows (#aous disdain+ /or internationahu%an rights aw 2 e35erts

13 May – United ations human rights e)perts today condemned

Belarus7 continued use of the death penalty follo$ing reports that aman $hose complaint $as before the U Human ights Committee9HC; had been e)ecuted, despite a specific re#uest from theCommittee for a stay of e)ecution%

": am appalled by reports of the recent e)ecution of !ergey :vanov by

the Belarusian authorities,& said


14/15

- += -



":%i ra55er "in$ra;e en#ourages indigenous youth to#ee.rate #uture

13 May – apper ils une Utsi, kno$n by his stage name !linCra3e,speaks an endangered language, lives in a tiny village on the

or$egian +rctic, and this $eek performed at the United ations todra$ attention to $hat it7s like to be a young indigenous man living in

bet$een t$o $orlds%

Understood by only about .1,111 people in the $orld, the !Wmilanguage is spoken by indigenous people of that name living innorthern !candinavia, an area more often associated $ith reindeerthan hip hop%

'hat represents a significant challenge for an artist $anting to appealto a larger audience% But more importantly than fame, !linCra3e, $hostarted rapping $hen he $as /2 years old, $ants other young peoplein his community to not feel ashamed of their culture%

"'hat7s my main goal% 'his is to make people proud to be native,& he said ahead of a performance at the U Head#uarters in

e$ >ork, $here the .1/ session of the U (ermanent Aorum on :ndigenous :ssues is under $ay through .1


15/15

- +> -UN 9aily Ne2s +: ;ay 5+<

T$e 2 Daiy 2ews is prepared at UN Head!uarters in Ne2 Bork &y t$e Ne2s Services Section

emergency assistance and logistical support to the displaced communities%

UN Daily News 13 May 2016

Documents

Transcript of UN Daily News 13 May 2016