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The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that “the continuing negotiations on the pandemic accord and amendments to the International Health Regulations are an unprecedented opportunity for us all to learn from the successes and failures of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.” WHO

A new UN early warning report has found that acute food insecurity is set to potentially increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger “hotspots” comprising 22 countries. WFP

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, met with families who had fled fighting in Sudan and found safety in Egypt. He urged the international community to support the people fleeing Sudan as they did the people fleeing Ukraine. UNHCR

Secretary-General António Guterres said, “crisis atop of crisis is threatening the lives and livelihoods of millions across the Horn of Africa,” and called on donors to “act now to prevent crisis from turning into catastrophe.” UNIFEED

While improved rains are starting to ease the impacts of the drought in the Horn of Africa region, they also bring new risks and challenges. Heavy rains drove flooding across parts of the region, causing widespread damage and affecting at least 900,000 people. OCHA

Children in the Horn of Africa are living through an unprecedented large-scale crisis of hunger, displacement, water scarcity, and insecurity. More than 7 million children under the age of 5 remain malnourished and in need of urgent nutrition support, and over 1.9 million children are at risk of dying from severe malnutrition. UNICEF

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, presented his annual report to Member States at the 76th World Health Assembly, saying that the end of COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern is “a moment of relief and reflection.” WHO

The UN seeks the highest funding appeal ever for Sudan; nearly $3 billion is needed for urgent humanitarian aid. UNTV CH

With the conflict in Sudan entering its second month, the United Nations and its partners today called for US$3 billion to help millions of people in the country and hundreds of thousands fleeing to neighbouring countries. UNHCR