"CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICTS"

A staggering 315,000 grave violations against children in conflict were verified by the United Nations between 2005 and 2022, a stark illustration of the devastating impact of war and conflict on children. UNICEF

For the first time since fighting broke out in Sudan on 15 April, humanitarians have been able to reach desperate families trapped in the conflict’s epicentre, Khartoum, with food assistance, the UN’s World Food Programme said today. UNTV CH

Briefing Council members by videoconference, the Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, noted that the humanitarian operating environment in Ukraine remains complex and dangerous. UNIFEED / FILE

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) today issued an advisory in which it urges states to keep borders open to people fleeing ongoing hostilities in Sudan and to suspend negative asylum decisions for Sudanese nationals outside the country who cannot return because of the conflict. UNTV CH

The United Nations Peacekeeping mission, UNMISS, recently organized a workshop for some senior officials from the South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) and members of the national security apparatus from across 10 states in this young nation. UNMISS

UN officials and partners addressed reporters today after having concluded a two-day visit to Haiti to raise awareness of the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in the country and assess how humanitarian agencies can expand their operations. UNIFEED

According to UNICEF, 10 million children are in extreme jeopardy in central Sahel as insecurity seeps into neighbouring countries. UNICEF

The UN Peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, through its Child Protection Section, is sensitizing South Sudanese uniformed actors on how to end and prevent grave violations against children. UNMISS

Ukraine’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, said Russia “has committed all kinds of crimes against the Ukrainian people for the past nine years, violating every bit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” UNIFEED