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UN chief Antonio Guterres said his global ceasefire appeal is resonating across the world but noted that there is “huge distance between declarations and deeds” and stressed that to “silence the guns, we must raise the voices for peace.” UNIFEED

The Security Council will turn to technology in April to tackle the humanitarian crises in Yemen and Syria, address conflict-induced hunger, promote the youth, peace and security agenda, and respond to the threat of COVID-19, says its President for the month, José Singer Weisinger, Special Envoy from the Dominican Republic.

A weekly market at Sakure, along the border between South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is closed as the South Sudanese Government’s effort to mitigate the global threat posed by COVID-19. UNMISS

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

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

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

UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said humanitarians expect “a rapid deterioration in the Desert Locust situation in the Greater Horn of Africa” with widespread breeding and new swarms starting to form. UNIFEED

Vast swarms of desert locusts are devouring crops and threatening food supplies and livelihoods in South Sudan, where farmers have resorted to setting fires and making noise in attempts to ward off the locusts, but they fear prolonged locust invasion as eggs hatch from the first wave. WFP

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