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UNICEF, WFP and WHO are extremely concerned about the situation in Tigray region where the risk of famine is imminent, unless food, livelihood assistance and other life-saving intervention continue to be scaled, unimpeded access is guaranteed, and hostilities cease. UNTV CH

Hundreds of children are feared to be missing and thousands of people fled their homes after Mount Nyiragongo volcano erupted 12 kilometres north of the town Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on 22 May. UNTV CH

Tunaydbah refugee settlement in East Sudan houses about 20,000 Ethiopian refugees who fled conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Many arrived with little more than the clothes on their backs and are now grappling with life in the new settlement where temperatures can reach as high as 45 degrees Celsius. UNHCR

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus congratulated all involved in bringing an end to the 12th Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and stressed the need for continued vigilance to prevent a return of the disease and in containing other health challenges. WHO

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

Climate activist Greta Thunberg will donate 100,000 Euros (120,000 USD) via her foundation, to the WHO Foundation, in support of COVAX to purchase COVID-19 vaccines, as part of the global effort to ensure equitable access of vaccines to the most at-risk in all countries, including health workers, older people and those with underlying conditions. WHO

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said families separated as they fled violence in northern Mozambique are supporting each other, but as numbers grow urgent help is needed. UNHCR

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

The situation of families and individuals who have abandoned their belongings and livelihoods in northern Mozambique after the heinous attacks end of March in the town of Palma in Cabo Delgado province remains desperate. UNTV CH

Nearly 2.3 million children under the age of five in Yemen are projected to suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021, four United Nations agencies warned today. Of these, 400,000 are expected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition and could die if they do not receive urgent treatment. WFP