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

The Government of Malawi in coordination with the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the world’s first malaria vaccine in a landmark pilot programme. The country is the first of three in Africa in which the vaccine will be made available to children up to 2 years of age; Ghana and Kenya will introduce the vaccine in the coming weeks. WHO

Nearly three weeks since fighting began near the Libyan capital Tripoli, the UN health agency warned that “large numbers” of people are sheltering in clinics, while civilians continue to be killed or injured and refugees and migrants remain exposed to clashes. UNTV CH

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

The World Health Organization (WHO) said an oral cholera vaccine (OCV) campaign targeting some 487,825 people began Tuesday in Zimbabwe in the two districts most affected by Cyclone Idai. WHO

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

Addressing the Security Council via video link, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, said, “Yemen bleeds. Its people go hungry. Its children, many of them, have not seen the inside of a classroom. In many ways it is one of the world’s most tragic, tragic places.” UNIFEED

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo does not constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), according to the WHO’s Emergency Committee. WHO

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The Ministry of Health in Mozambique has concluded a successful six-day emergency cholera vaccination campaign that reached more than 800,000 people in four districts affected by Cyclone Idai. WHO