Democratic Republic of the Congo, Humanitarian, UNRWA & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (30 Jan)

Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo - Humanitarian
UNRWA
Occupied Palestinian Territory
Myanmar
Myanmar/Humanitarian
Peacebuilding Commission
Syria
Syria/Humanitarian
Sudan
Ukraine
United States
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
We are deeply concerned by the situation in South Kivu particularly, which remains very volatile, with credible reports that the M23 is moving rapidly towards the city of Bukavu. In addition, our colleagues in the peacekeeping mission say there are reports of Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) cross-border movements in that direction.
Clashes are continuing to be reported between the M23 and the Congolese armed forces and allied forces south of Minova, in South Kivu.
As a reminder - peacekeepers withdrew from the South Kivu province in June of last year.
Today, our colleagues are also concerned about humanitarian and security risks, particularly interethnic conflict, in the absence of UN Peacekeeping forces in that area.
In Goma, which is in North Kivu province, the situation remains tense and volatile with occasional shooting continuing within the city. Water and electricity have been off for almost a week and unexploded ordnance remains a serious obstacle to freedom of movement, of people, of humanitarians and peacekeepers. The mission was able to take a few reconnaissance patrols yesterday within the city to begin the process of assessing damage and a number of peacekeeping positions were able to be resupplied. The airport runway in Goma sustained significant damage in the recent fighting and remains non-operational.
The peacekeeping mission is obviously operating in an extremely challenging environment and is being tested. However, their priorities remain the protection of the many civilians sheltering within its premises, as well as the protection of its own personnel and assets. Meanwhile, the Mission leadership is multiplying its engagements on the political front pushing towards a cessation of hostilities. Yesterday, Bintou Keita, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of that peacekeeping mission, met with the Prime Minister, Judith Suminwa Tuluka, key Ministers as well as the leadership of the Congolese Army and Police and they agreed to establish a joint Government-MONUSCO working group to closely work on all relevant issues.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - HUMANITARIAN
Our colleagues at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs say that our partners are beginning to move around the city of Goma to assess the damage to their warehouses in the wake of looting.
Aid organizations plan to resume provision of humanitarian aid tomorrow with the capacity and stocks available - obviously if the security situation permits this.
Today, the local Congolese Red Cross, with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross, continued to remove numerous corpses throughout Goma to mitigate public health issues.
Since the beginning of January, our humanitarian partners have recorded and treated more than 1,000 injuries caused by weapons and explosive devices in Goma and other areas affected by the violence.
Our colleagues at the World Health Organization say that hospitals in Goma are not surprisingly saturated with the influx of wounded people.
WHO says the risk of spread of Mpox, cholera and measles has increased due to people leaving healthcare facilities where they had been receiving treatment for those diseases. They also say that the disruption of the water supply in Goma over the last six days is compounding the risk of spread of cholera and other water-borne diseases.
Yesterday and today, the Humanitarian Coordinator for the United Nations, Bruno Lemarquis, and the head of the OCHA office in the DRC, Carla Martinez, met with Government authorities to discuss humanitarian assistance in Goma and in North Kivu.
Our colleagues at UNHCR today reiterated our calls for humanitarian access and for the safety of civilians including aid workers, and that all their safety to be respected.
They also called for the right to seek asylum to be upheld and for civilians to be allowed to move to safer areas.
UNHCR is working with the governments and partners in the countries neighbouring the DRC on updating interagency contingency plans and stands ready to support any new arrivals from the latest crisis, including the nearly 600 people who have requested asylum in Rwanda in the past few days.
U.N.R.W.A.
Turning to the other situation that we’re following closely, and that is the situation concerning our colleagues in UNRWA.
Full Highlights: www.un.org/sg/...

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[@gratethayne]

Sadly you can't keep people from commenting on the web- and for years someone's comment on my Grandma's top ranking obituary page remained of something to the effect of how great their Hawaiian vacation with her was- but I assure you that was not the case with my actual Grandma who went and squatted in her old house without water or electricity in her later years- not visiting Hawaii.

[@gratethayne]

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[@gratethayne]

Sometimes the grass is not greener on the other side of the fence, and if nothing else I hope me and my people who actually hear God can impress upon you how much you should just be content with your own side of the fence. You do not want to be us, impersonate us, or idolize us. For we are extremely hurt and bleeding to death internally every single moment of our lives. Do not steal what others have in life which really is a cesspool of gators, fire and man-eating plants, in the hopes of something even better for yourself later on.

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United Nations Ma'am Maida Lynn N. Jaguit,RN,MM,Ph.D.M. joining UN Briefing

[@gratethayne]

I so wish that we who hear God get to talk to you before we all die because you think you know it all. When can we deliver this message from God? It seems to be growing bigger. Any crane lovers in the audience looking for...

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[@gratethayne]

For many years I just thought my grandma was old and died, but Marshall, her Filipino husband died and she was old- she needed someone- and we were not there for her being thousands of miles away nor was any other of her 6 children. Least that is what I feel like. They say she was "crazy" but she just went back to her old home, this is what she knew, and tried to squat on it at one point after they put her in a "home" and she escaped. Then they locked her down for good. Later in life I felt like we had abandoned her, and that feeling has never gone away. She only broke a hip! But then she was incarcerated for life... though she escaped once...

[@gratethayne]

You still think you are going to the showers once this game is over? Whose side do you think an omnipotent God who creates all is on? Red or blue simpleton?

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[@gratethayne]

Jews rule! Such desires!!

[@gratethayne]

This is also like some case where robots take charge, but you do not feel at all programmed nor duplicated exponentially, is this correct?

[@maidalynnn.jaguitrnmmphd557]

United Nations Ma'am Maida Lynn N. Jaguit,RN,MM,Ph.D.M. joining UN Briefing with United Nations Stephane Dujarric

[@davieskauchingu3598]

What the UN is missing is that M23 are reachable and talking with all parties involved is the key to this problem not pointing blame.

[@gratethayne]

Anyway, our apologies about the misunderstanding about death and what occurs there. Death is death, war is war, murder is murder. Does that help?

[@muhammadsaidousy661]

ASALAMUALAIKUM.

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