HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING BY?ST?PHANE DUJARRIC?,
SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL ANT?NIO GUTERRES
MONDAY, 22 JÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµE 2020
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SECRETARY-GENERAL/U.N.R.W.A.
Tomorrow, the Secretary-General will take part in a virtual ministerial conference on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA), called ¡°A Strong Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA in a Challenging World ¨C Mobilizing Collective Action.¡±
That meeting is being co-chaired by the Foreign Minister of Jordan and the Minister for International Development Cooperation of Sweden.
The event seeks to help Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA bridge its financial gap for 2020 and to ensure that it receives sufficient, predictable and sustainable resources to continue delivering on its mandate in the coming years.
The Secretary-General will make brief opening remarks at the press conference immediately after the virtual conference ends.
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Questions and Answers
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Question:? Thank you, St¨¦phane.? Welcome back.? I just want to say I sent you an email while you were away.? I expect an answer to [inaudible].? My question is about when the [inaudible], St¨¦phane, on Middle East and [inaudible] Palestinian question.? It’s a ministerial meeting and debate over the annexation.? First, would the SG participate in this important [inaudible]?
Spokesman:? I¡ I’m not able to confirm it at this point, but I would not be surprised if he did participate, alongside with Mr.?[Nickolay] Mladenov.
Question:? Is there any scheduled meeting between him and the Palestinian Foreign Minister who will be¡ delivering the speech on behalf of Palestine?
Spokesman:? No¡ not that I’m aware, but I can check.
Correspondent:? Thank you very much.
Spokesman:? You’re very welcome.? Ibtisam and then Toby.
Question:? Hi, Steph.? Welcome back.? I have two questions, one also on Palestine.? Could you give us more¡ a clearer picture which efforts did the Secretary?General undertake to put more pressure on Israelis against the annexation, anything in that direction?
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For information media. Not an official record.
Document Sources: Quartet, Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Global Communications, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA), United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµSCO)
Country: Jordan, Sweden
Subject: Annexation, Assistance, Quartet, Refugees and displaced persons
Publication Date: 22/06/2020
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