"INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS"

Amid severe instability in Sahel, Joint Force needs more predictable funding, global support to combat violent extremism, peace operations chief tells Security Council.

People in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria recently celebrated the handover of six Quick Impact Projects by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to local authorities. UNMISS

Security Council strongly condemns attacks against schools, urges safeguarding of right to education, unanimously adopting resolution 2601 (2021).

Informal comments to the media by Mona Juul, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations, and Moussa Maman Sani, Political Coordinator of the Mission of Niger to the United Nations, on children and armed conflict.

Press Conference by Mary-Ellen McGroarty, World Food Programme Representative and Country Director in Afghanistan, on the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) for Afghanistan.

Gemma Connell, Head of OCHA's Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa, briefs reporters on the situation in Ethiopia.

Press briefing by Christine Schraner Burgener, Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Myanmar, on the situation in Myanmar.

At the UN Mission in South Sudan, 850 peacekeepers from Nepal received Wednesday the United Nations medal for their service to the cause of durable peace across the African country, during a time when subnational violence and displacement have been exacerbated by the spread of COVID-19. UNMISS

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said, as Afghanistan braces for an expected harsh winter, vulnerable Afghans need increased support and humanitarian assistance. UNHCR

Press Conference by Mary-Ellen McGroarty, World Food Programme (WFP) Representative and Country Director in Afghanistan, on the situation in Afghanistan.