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

United Nations - Spokesperson briefing · April 8, 2026

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Opening and upcoming briefings

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The spokesperson (Farhan) opened the briefing and announced that Leila Bakker, regional director for Arab States at the United Nations Population Fund, would brief from Lebanon on women and girls' needs, and that Li Junhua, Under‑Secretary‑General for Economic and Social Affairs, would brief on the 2026 Financing for Sustainable Development Report.

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UN spokesperson delivered a briefing covering the US–Iran two-week ceasefire, the arrival of the Secretary‑General's Personal Envoy to Iran, humanitarian needs in Lebanon and the occupied Palestinian territory, injuries to UNIFIL peacekeepers and other peacekeeping and humanitarian updates; a question-and-answer session followed.

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