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The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Mali, El-Ghassim Wane, said that the security environment in the country had remained complex in recent months, particularly in the Center and the tri-border area between Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. UNIFEED

During a two-day high-level conference on the Lake Chad Basin, Governments of the region – Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon - as well as international donors and international organizations came together to discuss the needs in order to “heal the region’s wounds”. UNTV CH

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

United Nations agencies are calling for urgent action to protect the most vulnerable children in the 15 countries hardest hit by an unprecedented food and nutrition crisis. WHO

The Secretary-General has decided to disband his Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) regarding the 29 July 2022 Incident at Olenivka in Ukraine “in the absence of conditions required for the deployment of the Mission to the site,” a UN Spokesperson said. UNIFEED

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo returned to her home country Benin to meet children and young people impacted by the spillover of violence from the Sahel crisis and climate change in the region. UNICEF

Sanctions critical tool if coupled with stakeholder dialogues, updated weapons lists, monitoring of evasions, subsidiary bodies tell Security Council.

Briefing Security Council on work overseeing Mali sanctions, 2374 Committee Chair says list has been updated for first time since 2017.

On Gender Day at COP27, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said, “Women and girls are essential, effective and powerful leaders to address the climate crisis. But they remain largely undervalued and underestimated.” She reiterated, “there's a very simple and effective solution – put women and girls in the lead.” UNIFEED / FILE

Internally displaced people (IDPs) are on the frontlines of the climate emergency, many are living in climate hotspots, where they typically lack the resources to adapt to an increasingly hostile environment. People from the displaced communities shared their stories today at COP27. UNIFEED