"CONFLICT SITUATION"

UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said the findings of the OPCW’s Investigation and Identification Team with regards to an incident in Syria’s Saraqib are “deeply concerning,” and stressed that there is “no justification for the use of toxic chemicals as weapons by anyone, anywhere and under any circumstances.” UNIFEED

The UN humanitarian office (OCHA) reported that fierce fighting continued in Yemen’s Marib governorate, with nearly 20,000 people displaced by violence in the region since early February, and dozens of civilians killed or injured, according to a spokesperson. UNIFEED

The spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric said the United Nation’s current focus in Chad “remains on the de-escalation of tensions, on sustaining peace, and preventing violence and conflict.” UNIFEED

A consignment of 256,800 doses of the Astra Zeneca vaccine, from the Serum Institute of India, arrived in Syria through the COVAX facility. This first batch of the COVID-19 vaccines will be allocated to frontline health workers, including those in northeast Syria. UNICEF

As the crisis in Tigray has entered its fifth month, with no clear end in sight, UNICEF says concerns about the harm this crisis will cause to children, are now being realized. UNICEF

Women still suffering in war zones, Special Representative tells Security Council, highlighting unmet global commitments to victims of sexual violence.

UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the number of COVID-19 cases in Yemen has “doubled in just one month signalling an alarming and dangerous surge in the virus.” UNIFEED

Addressing a General Assembly Informal meeting on the situation in Syria, Secretary-General António Guterres said, “a decade of conflict, corruption, mismanagement, regional financial crises, sanctions, and the COVID-19 pandemic, have led to Syria’s economic meltdown and soaring poverty levels.” UNIFEED

In a video message to the fifth Brussels Conference in support of Syria and the region, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on donors to help address rising needs and to step up financial and humanitarian commitments to help Syrians and to “relieve the significant financial burden of the countries that are hosting refugees.” UNIFEED / FILE

The United Nations welcomed today's announcement by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of its intention to “undertake a number of measures to help end the conflict in Yemen, which align with the UN's initiative,” according to a spokesperson. UNIFEED