Source: United Nations (video statements)
Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
Secretary-General/Group of 77
Haiti
Sudan
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Occupied Palestinian Territory
Yemen/Security Council
Global Temperatures
Briefings
SECRETARY-GENERAL/GROUP OF 77
This afternoon, the Secretary-General is scheduled to deliver remarks at the ceremony marking the handover of the Group of 77 and China chairmanship from Iraq to Uruguay.
Mr. Guterres will stress that, more than six decades on, the Group of 77 and China remains a strong pillar of multilateralism and an indispensable force for global cooperation.
He is also expected to highlight the urgent challenges facing the world, including conflicts, widening inequalities, climate impacts, debt distress and rapid technological change.
The handover will take place in the ECOSOC Chamber and will be live on UN Web TV.
HAITI
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) today said that clashes continue to drive people from their homes in the capital, Port-au-Prince.
According to the International Organization for Migration, some 6,000 people have been displaced since 6 January. Most of them sought refuge with host families, while others have settled in two displacement sites.
The escalating violence has significantly impacted humanitarian programmes in the area. Our friends at Doctors Without Borders announced on 8 January that they were suspending all its medical activities in the Bel Air neighborhood of Port‑au‑Prince. That was until further notice. This comes at a time when only 10 per cent of health facilities with inpatient capacity in Haiti are fully operational, while approximately 4.9 million people in Haiti need emergency health assistance.
Internal displacement linked to violence has doubled in the past year and has now reached 1.4 million people – or 12 per cent of the population of Haiti.
This year, 6.4 million people in Haiti – or more than half of the population – need humanitarian aid. We and our partners are appealing for $880 million to help the 4.2 million of the most vulnerable Haitians.
SUDAN
Today, in Cairo, the Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Sudan, Ramtane Lamamra, is attending the Sudan Consultative Group meeting,which is been hosted by the Republic of Egypt. This is the fifth meeting of this group since 2024. It brings together key international stakeholders working to advance peace in Sudan.
Yesterday, Mr. Lamamra discussed with Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty the ongoing efforts to secure a de-escalation in Sudan.
In Cairo, he also met with the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, US Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs, Massad Boulos, as well as other officials including Djibouti’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Foreign Minister, all of this to strengthen cooperation and collective efforts to end the horrendous warin Sudan.
Full highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date=2026-01-14