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The spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, updated journalists on the humanitarian response to urgent needs across Ethiopia. UNIFEED

The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, told the Security Council that “the risk of a nuclear weapon being used is currently higher than at any time since the depth of the cold war,” and the war in Ukraine “represents the most acute example of that risk.” UNIFEED

The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), António Vitorino, said that “there is a need an urgent need to bring all these positive aspects on the narrative of migration to compensate some of the flip sides of migration that also exist.” UNIFEED

En parlant de la République Centre Africaine, le Haut-Commissaire des Nations Unies aux droits de l’homme, Volker Türk, a dit, “Il est rare qu'un pays dont le bilan en matière de droits de l'homme est si alarmant soit à ce point oublié par le reste du monde.” UNTV CH

Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Executive Director Yasmine Sherif announced that ECW intends to continue to expand its investments in Colombia, during her visit to the country. ECW

Over a million people across Mozambique’s eight provinces have been affected by the compounding effects of cholera, cyclone Freddy and its floods, polio, Covid-19 and a protracted humanitarian crisis in the north, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said. UNTV CH

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said, “The Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine has thrown us back to an archaic era. An era when a neighboring country’s territory could be attacked and taken, at will, as one’s own. When the identity and history of communities could be denied, and reality rewritten.” UNTV CH

The Special Adviser on Africa to the Secretary General, Cristina Duarte, warned the Security Council that “the absence of development policies or the existence of policies and programmes that do not deliver inclusive development can act as a root cause of conflicts.” UNIFEED

Answering questions about freedom of expression and recent reporters’ detentions in Russia and Bangladesh, Dujarric said that the Secretary-General "continues to express his concern and very deep concern at the continued harassment we are seeing of journalists the world over.” UNIFEED

Le Haut-Commissaire des Nations Unies aux droits de l’homme, Volker Türk, a dit, «Je dois dire que j'étais toujours frappé par la dynamique et l'énergie de la population, mais aussi par les défis, surtout dans le contexte des droits humain. Et je pense vraiment qu'on doit faire tout pour soutenir le peuple congolais pour faire face à ces défis.» UNTV CH