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Informal comments to the media by Christine Schraner Burgener, Special Envoy for Myanmar, on the situation in the region.

Informal comments to the media by Barbara Woodward, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, on the situation on Myanmar.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people fleeing wars, violence, persecution and human rights violations in 2020 rose to nearly 82.4 million people, according to UNHCR’s latest annual Global Trends report released on Friday.. This is a further four per cent increase on top of the already record-high 79.5 million at the end of 2019. UNHCR

General Assembly adopts resolution recognizing right of return for Georgia’s displaced persons, refugees, deferring action on Security Council reform.

General Assembly adopts resolution recognizing right of return for Georgia’s displaced persons, refugees, deferring action on Security Council reform.

Informal comments to the media by Gert Auväärt, Deputy Permanent Representative of Estonia to the UN and Security Council President for the month of June, on the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths today (15 Jun) told the Security Council that Yemeni men, women and children “are suffering every day because people with power have missed the opportunities presented to them, to make the necessary concessions to end the war.” UNIFEED

Hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are in need of urgent assistance. Majority are seeking shelter in towns and villages where living conditions are dire particularly for the most vulnerable: women, children, the elderly and people with disabilities. UNHCR

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

New data from the World Food Programme (WFP) has confirmed the magnitude of the hunger emergency gripping Tigray, where at least 4 million people face severe hunger and 350,000 of them are facing famine. WFP