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UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council that he is “deeply concerned by the gains terrorist groups are making in the Sahel and elsewhere,” reiterating that “just as terrorism drives people apart, countering it can bring countries together.” UNIFEED

Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), said that progress on transboundary water cooperation “is badly off track.” UNIFEED

On the sidelines of the UN 2023 Water conference, delegates discussed how to advance transboundary water cooperation through the application of international water law principles at basin and regional levels. UNIFEED

190 million children in 10 African countries are at the highest risk from a convergence of three water-related threats – inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); related diseases; and climate hazards – according to a new UNICEF analysis. UNICEF

The number of pregnant and breastfeeding adolescent girls and women suffering from acute malnutrition has soared from 5.5 million to 6.9 million – or 25 per cent – since 2020 in 12 countries hardest hit by the global food and nutrition crisis, according to a new report released by UNICEF today. UNICEF

From 5-9 March in Doha, Qatar, world leaders will get together at the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries Conference to agree on partnerships and plans to help the world’s most vulnerable countries get back on track and thrive amid ongoing global challenges. UNIFEED

Raouf Mazou, the UN Refugees agency Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, has called for support for displaced families and refugees who want to rebuild in the Central African Republic. UNHCR

World leaders announced over US$826 million to Education Cannot Wait and the global challenge to support the education of 222 million girls and boys living in crises. ECW

Hope of finding work is the leading factor driving people to join fast-growing violent extremist groups in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is the key finding of the latest report entitled “Journey to Extremism in Africa: Pathways to Recruitment and Disengagement” launched on Monday by the United Nations Development Programme. UNTV CH

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