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A new report from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) finds more lives are being protected from dangerous climate change but there is a long way to go. Half of countries globally are still not protected by multi-hazard early warning systems. UNDRR

In South Sudan, livestock is a key livelihood for pastoralists like Michael Lokuru Kuri, but their livelihood that is threatened by conflicts due to competition for scarce resources, and by climate change. FAO

Wrapping up her second visit to the Horn of Africa country, the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Somalia highlighted the interlinkages of human rights and other developments in the country. UNSOM

Humanitarian Chief Martin Griffiths called for a cessation of hostilities in Gaza for an “indefinite period” in order to “facilitate an unimpeded humanitarian response” and to “give the people of Gaza a breather upon the terrible things that have been put on them on these last few weeks.” He also called “without conditions” for the release of all hostages. UNIFEED

With no streams, rivers or other reliable sources of water, the Gaza Strip historically relied exclusively on its coastal aquifer. UNICEF continues to work on the ground in dissemination of bottled water to the most needed people including IDPs in Central Gaza, Deir Balah and Khan Younis provinces in the south. UNICEF

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, warned the Security Council today that “the situation in the Middle East is growing more dire by the hour” and “the war in Gaza is raging and risks spiraling throughout the region.” UNIFEED

In Nigeria, aquaculture is proving its extraordinary potential to create business and employment opportunities, including jobs for women and young people. FAO

Speaking to reporters in New York, Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan said, “This is Israel's 9/11 and Israel will do everything to bring our sons and daughters back home.” UNIFEED

The first-ever Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation will be hosted in Rome by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from 25 to 27 September 2023. FAO

The number of civilians killed and injured by cluster munitions in the past year has reached with more than 1,000 casualties the highest ever recorded, mostly due to their use in the Ukraine war, said the UN-partnered Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) civil society group today at the launch of its report. UNTV CH