"EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES"

A UN humanitarian official today (12 May) reported that on Monday, another 174 civilians were evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, bringing the total number of civilians evacuated from the steel and neighbouring areas to over 600. UNIFEED

War in Ukraine presenting ‘child protection, child rights crisis’, senior United Nations official tells Security Council.

At least one in six UNICEF-supported schools in eastern Ukraine have been damaged or destroyed since the start of the war, including School 36 – the only ‘Safe School’ in Mariupol – underscoring the dramatic impact the conflict is having on children’s lives and futures. UNICEF

UN Humanitarian Coordinator Sara Beysolow Nyanti led a high-level delegation to Malakal, in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State, to assess needs on the ground and to meet with people affected by ongoing violence and natural disasters. UNMISS

Expanding on Education Cannot Wait’s (ECW) US$5 million Ukraine First Emergency Response grant announced in March, ECW announced a new, initial US$1.5 million allocation to support the education in emergencies response for the Ukraine refugee crisis in Moldova while on mission with strategic partners USAID, FCDO/UKand Theirworld. ECW

Mounting reports of crimes against women, children in Ukraine raising 'red flags' over potential protection crisis, executive director tells Security Council.

At the bi-weekly press briefing on Friday, Matilda Bogner, head of the UN Human Rights monitoring mission in Ukraine, briefed journalists on the violations perpetrated in the past month in Ukraine. UNTV CH

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said her Organization is deeply concerned that intensifying hostilities in Ukraine pose an immediate threat to the lives and wellbeing of the country’s 7.5 million children. UNICEF

As humanitarian situation in Syria worsens, Emergency Relief Coordinator tells Security Council ‘failure each year cannot be our strategy’.

Ahead of an Arria formula meeting of the Security Council, Haakon, the Crown Prince of Norway told reporters that the unanimous adoption of resolution 2601 by the Security Council earlier this year, “is an important landmark,” but “now we must ensure that the resolution is fully implemented.” UNIFEED