"HUMANITARIAN CRISIS"

Recent developments in West Africa and the Sahel have been characterized by both volatility and democratic gains, the top United Nations official in the region told the Security Council at 8313th meeting.

A United Nations (UN) spokesperson told reporters in New York that “hostilities in southwestern Syria continue to take a heavy toll on the civilian population, with airstrikes reported on towns in Quneitra Govenorate.” UNIFEED

The Security Council expressed “deep concern” regarding persistent violence perpetrated by armed groups against civilians, UN peacekeepers, and humanitarian workers in Bangui and in the rest of the Central African Republic (CAR). UNIFEED

Press Briefing by Francesco Rocca, President of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), who is in New York for the final negotiations on the Global Compact for Migration. He discussed an IFRC report on how restrictive immigration policies are turning migration into a humanitarian crisis

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that conditions in Hodeidah had been some of the “direst” in Yemen with highest incidences of suspected cholera cases and diphtheria. UNIFEED

The World Food Programme (WFP) said that July marks the peak of the ‘hunger season’ in South Sudan which would leave over half of the population severely food insecure without humanitarian support. WFP

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

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said thousands of children are being reported missing as the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) displacement crisis deepens. Many say their children have disappeared, kidnapped by the militias who attacked their villages. But, the exact number of Congo’s lost children is unknown. UNHCR

Speakers disagree over suitable level of intervention for stopping atrocity crimes, as General Assembly concludes debate on responsibility to protect at 105th plenary meeting.

In a report to the Human Rights Council, UN independent expert on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Cecilia Jimenez-Damary said states have the responsibility to integrate internally displaced persons back into their communities. OHCHR