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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

Asked about additional funding needed on the Safer oil tanker off the coast of Yemen, a UN spokesperson said, “There is a substantial amount of money being needed,” adding that it might be in tens of millions of dollars more. UNIFEED

A UN spokesperson said that the United Nations is closer than ever to helping the parties in Yemen resolve the grave threat posed by the FSO Safer tanker off Yemen’s Red Sea coast. UNIFEED

Children from the poorest households benefit the least from national public education funding, UNICEF said in a new report released today, while calling for additional – and more equitable – investment to lift millions of children out of a learning crisis. UNICEF

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg told the Security Council that the absence of large-scale fighting is positive for the continuation of the elements operated under the truce. UNIFEED

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

According to a new UN report, a child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021. UNICEF

End-of-year press briefing by Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Security Council urges Iran to abide by commitments under Joint Nuclear Plan, United States to lift sanctions against country, in kickstarting talks.

Secretary-General António Guterres, during his final press encounter this year said, “this is not a time to sit on the side-lines, it is a time for resolve, determination, and – yes – even hope.” UNIFEED