UN spokesperson outlines Secretary‑General’s Bangladesh visit and issues urgent appeals on Haiti, Sudan, Gaza and other crises

The UN spokesperson said the Secretary‑General has arrived in Dhaka, Bangladesh, for a Ramadan solidarity visit and will travel to Cox’s Bazar to meet Rohingya refugees and host communities, and will share an iftar with refugees.

The spokesperson summarized a string of UN statements and operational warnings about multiple humanitarian emergencies and political developments, and called on the international community to increase funding and restore access for aid operations.

The Secretary‑General’s visit to Bangladesh will include meetings with the country’s chief adviser and civil society, the spokesperson said, and is intended to highlight the needs of Rohingya refugees who were forcibly displaced from Myanmar and of Bangladesh communities hosting them.

On Syria, the spokesperson repeated the UN response to a constitutional declaration by the caretaker authorities, saying the UN special envoy welcomed moves that could help “restore the rule of law” but added that “proper implementation will be key.” The briefing recited the Secretary‑General’s statement that the Syrian people’s calls for freedom…