"EMERGENCY RELIEF"

Following meetings with the Government of Yemen in Riyadh and Aden, and with Ansar Allah in Muscat, the United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, told the Security Council that “the gap in trust between warring parties is wide and growing.” UNIFEED

Failure in delivering aid for Yemenis ‘the worst international response to a humanitarian crisis’, civil society briefer tells Security Council.

According to the UN’s Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, after 11 months of conflict and three months of de-facto blockade, the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region "is spiraling out of control.” UNIFEED

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said that Syria is caught in “a downward spiral,” and the humanitarian needs are greater than they have ever been. UNIFEED

Humanitarian needs in Syria greater than ever, relief chief warns Security Council, as speakers welcome breakthrough cross-line delivery of food rations to north-west.

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The international community should urgently offer a “lifeline” to millions of vulnerable Afghans “who face perhaps their most perilous hour”, the UN Secretary-General said. UNTV CH

UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said the launch of a flash appeal for Afghanistan on Monday is an “opportunity” to describe the needs of the Afghan people to members states and for them to “pledge a partnership with us to meet those needs in very difficult circumstances.” UNTV CH

The new Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, told the Security Council that the peace process in Yemen “has stalled for too long,” and called on the parties to the conflict “to engage in peaceful dialogue with one another under UN facilitation the terms of an overarching settlement, in good faith and without preconditions.” UNIFEED