United Nations Briefing

Gaza:

UN has begun to deliver fuel. The food situation is still a problem. The Secretary General condemns the Israeli attack and also Hamas.

Afghanistan:

The Secretary General congratulated the Afghan Forces on the quick reaction to the attempted murder on President Karzai.

Lebanon:

The Secretary General remains upset that assassinations and attempts continue.

Iraq:

Concern about the sharing of natural resources. The UN presence is increasing in various areas of Iraq.
The Under Secretary Lynn Pascoe briefed the Security Council this morning

The Secretary General:

The Secretary General is in Europe and is addressing global warming and the food crises.

Congo:

There is a BBC report on misbehavior and arms trafficking of the Peacekeepers in Congo. The UN believes that the report is based on information of three years ago.
The UN questions the sources because of that and the fact that several were imprisoned by the UN. The BBC has questioned the report and the internal investigation that the UN did. OIOS is an independent arm of the UN, and they did the report.

Zimbabwe:

The situation will be discussed informally. Lynn Pascoe is briefing them tomorrow.