"FLOODS"

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

In the highlands of Ethiopia, fifty young men are working hard to reverse the effects of climate change. They are rebuilding and protecting gullies. IFAD

Due to recent conflicts in Pibor, South Sudan, a high-level delegation visited the region to encourage local authorities to protect communities and build peace. UNMISS

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through a data-driven process called Anticipatory Action, systematically links early warnings to actions designed to protect families and their assets ahead of a natural disaster. FAO

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

“Al-Shabaab remains a serious threat manifesting the ability to plan and execute complex attacks on a range of targets across Somalia,” the top UN official in the country told the Security Council, warning also of a “dire” humanitarian situation, "with 5.9 million Somalis – or more than one-third of the population -- in need of humanitarian assistance.” UNIFEED

Palestinian ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour said it was not in the interest of the Palestinian people to “send gifts” to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, rather it is to “isolate Netanyahu and his extremist fascist groups until they cannot bare this global pressure on them to stop this aggression, which will happen.” UNIFEED

Tunaydbah refugee settlement in East Sudan houses about 20,000 Ethiopian refugees who fled conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Many arrived with little more than the clothes on their backs and are now grappling with life in the new settlement where temperatures can reach as high as 45 degrees Celsius. UNHCR

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

“Humanitarian situation in Yemen is falling off a cliff, with more than 20 million Yemenis needing humanitarian assistance,” the spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General warned in a press briefing on Thursday. UNIFEED