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The Secretary-General appealed to all parties to “immediately cease” the fighting in Gaza and Israel, adding that “the ongoing military escalation has caused great suffering and destruction. It has claimed scores of civilian lives, including, tragically, many children,” a UN spokesperson told reporters in New York. UNIFEED

Urging parties in Yemen to make concessions, conclude peace deal, briefers caution Security Council of impending humanitarian, ecological catastrophes.

The Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, told the Security Council that “the longer the Marib offensive goes on, the greater the risks to Yemen’s broader stability and social cohesion.” UNIFEED

“Humanitarian situation in Yemen is falling off a cliff, with more than 20 million Yemenis needing humanitarian assistance,” the spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General warned in a press briefing on Thursday. UNIFEED

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

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

A humanitarian catastrophe caused by unrelenting drought is unfolding in southern Madagascar where children and adults are on the “periphery of famine”, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said today in an urgent appeal for international support. UNTV CH

With violence flaring across Syria, chief United Nations mediator calls for ‘new means’ of international discussion, as Security Council explores options.

Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen sounded “a warning to all – a warning to prioritize the proactive search for a settlement of the Syrian conflict,” adding that “despite more than a year of relative calm by Syrian standards, this month reminded us of the potential for the situation to further disintegrate or rapidly deteriorate.” UNIFEED

Security Council strongly condemns attacks against critical civilian infrastructure, unanimously adopting resolution 2573 (2021).