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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

Asked about the Russian Foreign Ministry's comments regarding the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a UN spokesperson said, “we have been extremely transparent on the work we are doing and the other efforts.” UNIFEED

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that WHO still believes that COVID-19 deaths are "heavily underreported from China," reiterating the need for "doctors and those reporting to the public health system to be encouraged to report these cases and not discouraged.” WHO

Global cholera surge likely accelerated by climate change, warns UN health agency. UNTV CH

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

General Assembly adopts 33 resolutions recommended by its Fourth Committee, including renewal of UNRWA mandate until 30 June 2026.

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The first shipment of Russian fertilizer left Terneuzen, Netherlands on a WFP-chartered vessel Monday. The shipment is destined for Malawi via Mozambique, with a series of shipments of fertilizer destined for a number of other countries on the African continent in the coming months. UNTV CH via Uralchem

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today a disbursement of US$ 88.327 million (SDR 69.40 million) to Malawi under the new Food Shock Window of the Rapid Credit Facility. IMF