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Director of the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), Ilene Cohn, said, “it is time to stop the use by terrorists and other non-State armed groups of improvised explosive devices.” UNIFEED

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) praised the move by the Japan’s central bank to raise interest rates for the first time in 17 years, spokesperson Julie Kozack told reporters in Washington DC. IMF

The United Nations World Water Development Report 2024, published by UNESCO on behalf of UN-Water, highlighted that tensions over water are exacerbating conflicts worldwide. UNIFEED

Briefing a Security Council meeting on Ukraine, the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, noted the massive wave of missile and drone attacks that hit Ukraine Friday, saying that the targeting of energy infrastructure is simply unacceptable. UNIFEED

The devastating hunger situation in Gaza is also affecting doctors and other hospital staff at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Central Gaza. WHO

According to the World Meteorological Organization, last year saw unprecedented climate extremes globally and breaking numerous records. UNTV CH

In Papua New Guinea, home to the world's third-largest rainforest, Indigenous Peoples are custodians of almost all the forested land. Now, they are being equipped with ground-breaking technology. These tools, which run on tablets or smartphones, will allow them to demarcate their forest and monitor the area to make sure that it stays healthy and intact from incursions. FAO

According to UNICEF, acute malnutrition has doubled in one month in the north of Gaza strip. UNICEF

United States Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that Artificial intelligence has “enormous potential to shape our economies, society, and the world for the better,” and that “we must ensure these benefits extend across the globe to countries at all levels of development.” UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres said, “The Commission on the Status of Women is a catalyst for the transformation we need,” adding that at this difficult and divided moment, let’s end poverty in all dimensions by “investing in women and girls, betting on women and girls, and pushing for peace and dignity for women and girls everywhere.” UNIFEED