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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

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

Actor Idris Elba tells world leaders that poor farmers need investment not handouts at award ceremony in Davos. IFAD

War leaving invisible scars for Ukrainians, Under-Secretary-General tells Security Council, noting one fourth of population will develop mental-health condition.

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.

Several members of the Security Council expressed “grave concern regarding the critical situation” of women and girls in Afghanistan, urging the Taliban to “immediately reverse all oppressive measures against women and girls, adhere to their commitments set out in Security Council resolution 2593, and respect the rights of women and girls.” UNIFEED

Greater acceptance, participation in International Court of Justice’s compulsory jurisdiction key for improving global dispute settlement, Security Council hears.

Greater acceptance, participation in International Court of Justice’s compulsory jurisdiction key for improving global dispute settlement, Security Council hears.

Rural reform critical to building ‘more peaceful, prosperous Colombia’, Special Representative tells Security Council.

As armed groups, coups d’état destabilize West Africa, Sahel, role of United Nations Regional Office key in consolidating democracy, speakers tell Security Council.