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Security, peace, state-building, and drought were among the issues covered on Sunday by the UN Special Representative for Somalia on his visit to the country’s South West State. UNSOM

Ten years since Jordan’s Za’atari camp opened its doors to 80,000 displaced Syrians, poverty now affects an increasing number of residents who face an uncertain future, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday. UNTV CH

Adopting resolution 2648 (2022) by 10 votes in favour, 5 abstention, Security Council renews mandate of expert panel, eases arms embargo on Central African Republic.

Adopting resolution 2647 (2022), Security Council extends Libya support mission’s mandate for three months, as speakers voice concerns about short renewals.

A new report, In Danger, is being launched ahead of the International AIDS Conference in Montreal, Canada. The report shows that globally the number of new infections dropped only 3.6 percent between 2020 and 2021, the smallest annual decline in new HIV infections since 2016. UNAIDS

The monkeypox outbreak which was declared by the Director-General of the World Health’s Organization’s (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on 23 July as a Global Health Emergency, could be stopped with the right strategies in the right groups, according to WHO’s monkeypox expert. UNTV CH

The UN senior official for Africa, Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, warned the Security Council that “the overall situation in Libya remains highly volatile.” UNIFEED

UN reports detail serious violations, some possibly amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity in Central African Republic (CAR). OHCHR

Progress on Libya’s road map for elections hindered by lack of consensus, dire economic conditions, demonstrations, senior official tells Security Council.

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced that “the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern.” WHO