"MADAGASCAR"

Andry Nirina Rajoelina, President of the Republic of Madagascar, addresses the general debate of the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 20 - 26 September 2022).

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Concluding management segment, Economic and Social Council adopts texts on Haiti’s development, Palestinian rights, controlling non-communicable diseases.

Almost 8 million children under 5 in 15 crisis-hit countries are at risk of death from severe wasting unless they receive immediate therapeutic food and care – with the number rising by the minute, UNICEF warned today as world leaders prepare to meet at the G7 summit. UNICEF

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, model and actress Sabrina Dhowre Elba, visited Kenya recently to draw attention to the increasing threat that climate change, COVID-19, and the war in Ukraine are having on small-scale farmers’ productivity and livelihoods in Africa and around the world. IFAD

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year, 23 countries – home to around 405 million schoolchildren – are yet to fully open schools, with many schoolchildren at risk of dropping out, according to a new UNICEF report released today. UNICEF

Today’s landmark Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report removes whatever shred of doubt remained: The climate crisis is not a future threat. It is here, it is accelerating, and it will continue to affect the world in increasingly devastating ways, according to UNICEF.

Tropical Cyclone Emnati, the fourth tropical storm to hit Madagascar in as many weeks, is an example of how weather extremes will trigger runaway humanitarian needs if we do not tackle the climate crisis, warns the World Food Programme. WFP

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.