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According to UN humanitarian partners, the situation in Tigray remains "volatile and unpredictable. Major towns, including Mekelle, Adigrat, Adwa, Axum and Shire, remain calm, but there are unconfirmed reports of clashes in the Southern and North-Western Zones," a UN spokesperson told reporters in New York. UNIFEED

In a year marked by the global pandemic, UNHCR’s key focus in 2020 was to advocate for the inclusion of refugees in COVID-19 national response plans but illnesses like malaria, acute malnutrition and psychological distress remained major health challenges for refugees. UNHCR

United Nations spokesperson Eri Kaneko expressed concern about reports of a disruption of the water supply from Alouk water station to Al-Haskakeh in Syria, affecting up to one million people in the region. UNIFEED

Russian ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzia said the cross-border humanitarian operation in Syria is “outdated” and “eventually it will be closed.” UNIFEED

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO) Director General Qu Dongyu and the G20 Presidency, Italy's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luigi Di Maio, spoke after the G20 meetings held in Matera in Italy, highlighting needs and actions to eradicate hunger and poverty. G20 / RAI

“The appeal of terrorist tactics is growing across the ideological spectrum cultivated and accelerated in cyberspace,” the UN counter-terrorism chief said to reporters after the high-level conference ended in New York. UNIFEED

The crash in international tourism due to the COVID-19 pandemic could cause a loss of more than (USD) 4 trillion to the global GDP last year and this year, according to a new UN report. UNIFEED

Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary A. DiCarlo told the Security Council that ongoing negotiations in Vienna “offer a critical opportunity for both the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran to return to the full and effective implementation” of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and of Security Council resolution 2231, stressing that it was “essential that all Member States promote a conducive environment and avoid any action that may have a negative impact on these ongoing diplomatic efforts, as well as on regional stability.” UNIFEED

Mihret Gerezgiher is a 25-year-old Ethiopian refugee living in Tunaydbah settlement in eastern Sudan. She fled home after conflict began in Ethiopia’s Tigray region in November 2020, when the fighting started, leaving with nothing but the clothes on her back. UNHCR

UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said, “As advances in digital technologies continue to revolutionize human life, we must remain vigilant in our understanding of malicious use of such technologies that could imperil the security of future generations.” UNIFEED