"HUMANITARIAN CRISIS"

Aid workers in the Central African Republic (CAR) have been the target of attacks 225 times in the first five months of 2021, and the current situation in the country “is eroding the social fabric and undermining efforts for peace and stability,” the top UN official in the CAR told the Security Council on Wednesday. UNIFEED

The UN Country Representative in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, warned today that the country is currently at a crossroad to a critical food insecurity which could result in famine should appropriate action not be taken now while asking urgently the international community for USD 250 million to avert the worse. UNTV CH

Informal comments to the media by Barbara Woodward, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, on the situation on Myanmar.

Negotiated political settlement only way to end war, ‘turn the tide’ in Yemen, Special Envoy tells Security Council.

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths today (15 Jun) told the Security Council that Yemeni men, women and children “are suffering every day because people with power have missed the opportunities presented to them, to make the necessary concessions to end the war.” UNIFEED

With the recognition of an unprecedented humanitarian crisis and more than 34 million people already facing emergency levels of food insecurity, the world leaders urgently addressed the problem at the G7 summit last weekend and endorsed a Famine Prevention Compact. UNTV CH

Briefing reporters on Ethiopia's Tigray region, a UN spokesperson said “incidents of denial of humanitarian movement, interrogation, assault and detention of humanitarian workers at military checkpoints continues to be reported. Looting and confiscation of humanitarian assets and supplies by the parties to the conflict have also been reported.” UNIFEED

The UN team in Myanmar expressed concern about the “rapidly deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in Kayah State and other parts of the country,” according to a spokesperson. UNIFEED

A spokesperson said the UN remains “very concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation for the 13.4 million people in need” throughout Syria, adding that the cross-border humanitarian operation from Turkey “is the last lifeline preventing a humanitarian catastrophe.” UNIFEED

Elements to the press by Sven Jürgenson, Permanent Representative of Estonia and President of the Security Council for the month of June, following closed consultations on Yemen's Oil Tanker.