United States, Lebanon & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (8 January 2026) | United Nations

United Nations Secretariat (Press Briefing) · January 8, 2026

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Opening / DESA briefing announced

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Spokesperson (Steph) opened the briefing, announced a 12:45 DESA briefing to launch the World Economic Situation and Prospects Report 2026 and listed the DESA speakers: Assistant Secretary-General Naveed Hanif, Shantanu Mukherjee, and Ingo Peterle.

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United Nations spokesperson addressed a recent White House announcement that it would withdraw the United States from a number of UN entities, reiterated that assessed contributions to the regular and peacekeeping budgets are legal obligations under the UN Charter, and provided updates on humanitarian situations in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza, West Bank, Yemen, South Sudan, and Ukraine before turning the floor to DESA for an upcoming briefing.

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