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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today that Abdullahi Mire – a former refugee and journalist who has championed the right to education while putting 100,000 books in the hands of refugee children in Kenya – will be the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award’s 2023 global laureate. UNHCR

UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu called on all States that have previously declared moratoriums on nuclear testing, to “reaffirm these moratoriums” and to take “immediate” steps to sign and all ratify the Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). UNIFEED

The Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban-Treaty Organization (CTBTO) is hosting a press briefing on the margins of the 78th UN General Assembly High-Level week to discuss the renewed concern around nuclear testing and the weapons it helps create.

Addressing the participants of a high-level event to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the UN LGBTI Core Group, Hanke Bruins Slot, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs said, “in far too many places around the world we are seeing a targeted hate campaign against LGBTIQ people simply for being who they are and loving who they love.” UNIFEED

As sweltering conditions continue to grip large parts of Europe, temperatures have “reached new heights” in Switzerland, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Tuesday. UNTV CH

Over fifty countries called on all Member States to join in raising awareness of the links between human rights situations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and international peace and security, and to “hold the DPRK government accountable for its actions and fully implement Security Council resolutions.” UNIFEED

In advance of the 2023 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) under the auspices of ECOSOC and the SDG Summit, the joint ECOSOC-PBC meeting offers an opportunity for Member States to discuss the importance of the SDGs in linking peace and development on the ground.

The Head of United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Nicholas Haysom visited riverine islands in Tereleka where the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is running livelihood skills programmes for the local communities. UNMISS

A staggering 315,000 grave violations against children in conflict were verified by the United Nations between 2005 and 2022, a stark illustration of the devastating impact of war and conflict on children. UNICEF

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is providing high-quality seeds to smallholder farmers and agricultural assistance for rural communities in front-line regions of Ukraine to ensure they will not miss the spring planting season. FAO