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WHO is launching its 2023 health emergency appeal today for US$ 2.54 billion to provide assistance to millions of people around the world facing health emergencies. The number of people in need of humanitarian relief has increased by almost a quarter compared to 2022, to a record 339 million. WHO

A Spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office said that “criminal proceedings and the death penalty are being weaponized by the Iranian Government to punish individuals participating in protests and to strike fear into the population so as to stamp out dissent, in violation of international human rights law.” UNTV CH

On agricultural day at COP27, IFAD Goodwill Ambassador Sabrina Dhowre Elba called on world leaders from developed nations to honor their pledge to provide climate finance to developing nations. UNIFEED

World Food Day 2022 called to leave no one behind comes at critical juncture for global food security. Pope Francis, United Nations Secretary-General and Italy’s President joined other leaders in urging renewed efforts to tackle hunger and malnutrition. FAO

Dr. Angela Merkel, the former Federal Chancellor of Germany received the 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. UNHCR

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

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

With summer not officially started, Europe is already experiencing a major heatwave as a result of climate change. According to experts at the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), heatwaves are starting earlier, becoming more frequent and severe due to record-level concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. UNTV CH

Conflict, violence and other crises left a record 36.5 million children displaced from their homes at the end of 2021, UNICEF estimates – the highest number recorded since the Second World War. This figure includes 13.7 million refugee and asylum-seeking children† and nearly 22.8 million children who are internally displaced due to conflict and violence. UNICEF

The war in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia are exacerbating the divergence in recovery prospects for the Middle East and Central Asia, announced the IMF on Wednesday. IMF