"HENRIETTA FORE"

Speaking to reporters today in New York, UN Women Executive Director Sima Sami Bahous said, “the Spotlight Initiative’s rapid action to adjust its programs during the pandemic provided 650,000 women and girls with quality essential services. It emphasized and supported continuous comprehensive service delivery during periods of lockdown.” UNIFEED

UN Women Executive Director Sima Sami Bahous, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Henrietta Fore, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steiner, and Ambassador of the European Union delegation to the United Nations Olof Skoog, brief reporters on the launch the Spotlight Initiative's impact report for 2020-2021, 'Rising to the challenge'.

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

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

Children under the age of 2 are not getting the food or nutrients they need to thrive and grow well, leading to irreversible developmental harm, according to a new report released by UNICEF today. UNICEF

The international community should urgently offer a “lifeline” to millions of vulnerable Afghans “who face perhaps their most perilous hour”, the UN Secretary-General said. UNTV CH

A top United Nations official told the Security Council that all parties in Yemen “must prioritize civilian needs and abstain from weaponizing the economy, particularly in light of the critical humanitarian situation in the country.” UNIFEED

Crisis in Yemen worsening, as fighting near Ma’rib, crippling fuel shortages amplify humanitarian needs, United Nations experts warn Security Council.

Young people living in the Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau are the most at risk of the impacts of climate change, threatening their health, education, and protection, and exposing them to deadly diseases, according to a UNICEF report launched today. UNICEF

Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for Secretary-General