"AFGHANISTAN"

The UN Security Council will hold a ministerial meeting about Ukraine on 24 February, to mark the one year anniversary of the conflict with Russia, but there are no plans to vote on a resolution, informed the President of the Council for the month of February. UNIFEED

Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths said, humanitarian agencies will continue to work in Afghanistan, “unless and until there is a blanket opposition to the role of women.” UNIFEED

Commenting on guidelines expected to be issued by Taliban authorities to allow women to work in humanitarian operations in Afghanistan, the United Nations top humanitarian official said “Let’s see if these guidelines do come through. Let's see if they are beneficial. Let's see what space there is for the essential and central role of women in our humanitarian operations.” UNIFEED

The United Nations condemns the attack on the Azarbaijan embassy in Tehran, Iran, that reportedly resulted in multiple casualties, including one fatality, a UN Spokesperson informed. UNIFEED

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told reporters, “We cannot leave and abandon the women of Afghanistan. It's not when it gets hard that we drop off. It's when it gets hard that they see more of us and that we're there in solidarity with them.” UNIFEED / UNAMA

UNESCO is dedicating this year's International Day of Education to girls and women in Afghanistan who have been deprived of their right to education. UNIFEED

WHO is launching its 2023 health emergency appeal today for US$ 2.54 billion to provide assistance to millions of people around the world facing health emergencies. The number of people in need of humanitarian relief has increased by almost a quarter compared to 2022, to a record 339 million. WHO

Children from the poorest households benefit the least from national public education funding, UNICEF said in a new report released today, while calling for additional – and more equitable – investment to lift millions of children out of a learning crisis. UNICEF

Joint Stakeout by Ishikane Kimihiro, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of January, on behalf of the signatories to the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Shared Commitments (Albania, Brazil, Ecuador, France, Gabon, Malta, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom), and the United States.

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