"OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA"

Hodeidah ceasefire holding but faster progress key to stopping Yemen from sliding into regional war, deepening humanitarian crisis, speakers tell Security Council at 8578th meeting.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Yemen "has no time to waste” said the UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths in his briefing to the Security Council on Thursday. Griffiths also reported that he is “particularly alarmed by the continued attacks by Ansar Allah on civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.” UNIFEED

On his first visit to the Somalia’s federal state of Hirshabelle, the newly-appointed United Nations envoy to Somalia James Swan discussed with state authorities the country’s state-building process, local humanitarian needs and the world body’s assistance. UNSOM

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Senior officials from UN agencies and NGOs, representing the Interagency Standing Committee (IASC), visited Nigeria this week to assess the humanitarian situation and stressed that the crisis in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states needs renewed support to face the recent upsurge in violence and growing humanitarian needs. OCHA

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Fighting continues unabated despite efforts for ceasefire in North-West Syria, Emergency Relief Coordinator tells Security Council at 8561st meeting.