Super weird UN Daily Press Conference underway. Its been going for 75 minutes, albeit with several breaks. @UN_Spokesperson @StephDujarric has just returned to the podium. It appears to be about Burkina Faso. The UNSG is concerned about a coup, and the whereabouts of President.
The press conference proper has effectively started 75 minutes late. He is finally delivering the daily read-out - which apparently was very late being prepared.
The press conference has so far included two briefings - one on Syrian weather disasters for 1.7m snowbound refugees.
The press conference has so far included two briefings - one on Syrian weather disasters for 1.7m snowbound refugees.
The second briefing - scheduled - was on International day of Education and was super interesting about the impact of Covid on children's education. A rather dire situation.
[Meta: I had thought (hoped) that perhaps the @WHO executive board meeting had gone badly for @DrTedros and that the UNSG had been waiting to hear back on this.]
The interrupted meeting was very peculiar.
The @UN_Spokesperson appears to be somewhat discombobulated, lots of sighing. I think he wants to have lunch perhaps. Its now 1.16pm NYT.
I expect the video version will be edited. @StephDujarric said - after he returned to the podium - that it had been a very frustrating day, and then at the close, an expletive.
Something happened today, and I don't think we know what it is yet.
Something happened today, and I don't think we know what it is yet.
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