"HUMANITARIAN CRISIS"

Progress on recent accords in quest for peace, gives Yemen opportunity to move away from ‘logic of war’, Security Council hears at 8464th meeting.

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

The Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, told the Security Council that the agreement reached in December of last year by the warring parties in Stockholm was “a breakthrough” and that “perhaps for one day at least, we can be heartened rather than dismayed by challenges.” UNIFEED

The UN refugee Agency (UNHCR) said it took part last week in one of the largest and most complex humanitarian missions carried out in the eight years of the Syrian conflict. UNHCR

Efforts to advance two-state formula untenable amid violence, Secretary-General tells Palestinian rights committee, warning ‘there is no plan B’ at 394th meeting.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

United Nations aid agencies with their national and international humanitarian partners launched today the 2019 Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya humanitarian crisis. The appeal seeks to raise US$ 920 million to meet the massive needs of more than 900,000 refugees from Myanmar and over 330,000 vulnerable Bangladesh's host communities. UNTV CH

The World Food Programme (WFP) said its emergency response in Yemen was its largest anywhere in the world as it was aiming to feed some 12 million of the most hungry and vulnerable people each month. WFP

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said “there is no humanitarian crisis” in his country adding that the economy was facing a blockade. UNIFEED

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.