"FOOD AID"

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, Helen La Lime, told reporters, “What Haitians most want right now is security, security to go about their lives without the fear of being injured or kidnap when they leave their homes in the morning.” UNIFEED

The Security Council mandate for UN cross-border aid operations from Türkiye to north-west Syria runs until 10 January 2023 - at the peak of winter. With no alternative available to meet the scale and scope of needs, millions of Syrians depend on the Council extending this lifeline. OCHA

UK Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly and UNICEF Ethiopia Representative, Gianfranco Rotigliano visited Afar region, Ethiopia, to witness the impact of the drought on children and families and UNICEF’s emergency response. UNICEF

One year after the appearance of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Chief said it “has proved to be significantly more transmissible than its predecessor, Delta, and continues to cause significant mortality due to the intensity of transmission.” WHO

Briefing by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

The UN Secretary-General issued a statement warmly welcoming Russia’s decision to resume its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which has allowed nearly ten million metric tonnes of vital foodstuffs to be shipped from Ukraine. UNIFEED

UN top officials urged all parties to protect the Black Sea Grain Initiative, highlighting the importance of the deal for food security around the world. UNIFEED

UN humanitarian affairs chief and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, said, “the world of Burkina is a world of opportunity, as well as a world of tragedy,” he believes that there is an opportunity to “work closely with the new authorities," to build confidence and trust so that “the population of this country which is whose predicament has got so much worse this year can at least have some sort of international support.” UNIFEED

The head of the UN Mission in Haiti, Helen La Lime, told Security Council members, “An economic crisis, gang crisis, and political crisis have converged into a humanitarian catastrophe.” UNIFEED

Despite new road map extending South Sudan’s democratic transition, increasing violence, food insecurity threaten progress, briefers tell Security Council.