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Updating reporters on the situation in Ethiopia, a UN spokesperson said, “Since the Cessation of Hostilities agreement in mid-November, more than 127,000 tons of food have been brought into Tigray, reaching more than 3.8 million people.” UNIFEED

Briefing journalists in New York today, a UN spokesperson reported that the UN Refugee Agency, together with 41 international and national partners, launched today the 2023 funding appeal to assist more than 900,000 refugees in Sudan. UNIFEED

The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General said today that COVID-19 remains a global health emergency, even though, as the world enters the fourth year of the pandemic, “there is no doubt we are in a far better situation now than we were a year ago, when the Omicron wave was at its peak.” WHO

Ahead of the Africa launch of the “Global Alliance to end Aids in children” on 1 February in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, UNAIDS warned today of a “forgotten generation of children” grappling with HIV that are not receiving any treatment. UNTV CH

The IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva visited Rwanda this week, and met with President Kagame and his senior officials to discuss the country’s economic outlook. IMF

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, concluded on Tuesday her visit to Zambia, where she met with students at the University of Zambia in Lusaka as well as opening an IMF office in the African country’s capital. IMF

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, called for enhanced support for those recently displaced in Mali, where continued violence and threats by armed groups have forced local Malians and refugees to flee for safety. UNTV CH

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

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today condemned the brutal killing of leading Eswatini human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko, who was shot dead in his home on 21 January in the presence of his wife and children, a spokesperson said. OHCHR

Five billion people globally remain unprotected from harmful trans fat, a new status report from the World Health Organization (WHO) has found, increasing their risk of heart disease and death. WHO