"INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS"

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Mali, El-Ghassim Wane, said that the security environment in the country had remained complex in recent months, particularly in the Center and the tri-border area between Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. UNIFEED

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, concluded a six-day visit to war torn Ukraine, his third visit since the Russian invasion, with a call for donors to stay the course and support the people who are suffering acutely. UNHCR

A steady stream of spontaneous returnees has been making their way home as a local peace initiative in Western Equatoria State’s Tambura area, supported by the UN Mission in South Sudan, has resulted in relative calm and security. UNMISS

The number of reported disease outbreaks and climate-related health emergencies in the greater Horn Africa have reached their highest-ever level this century, deepening a health crisis in a region where 47 million people are already facing acute hunger. WHO

Escalating intercommunal violence in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state has led to death, displacement, and taken a heavy toll on children. UNMISS

Security Council demands immediate end to violence in Myanmar, urges restraint, release of arbitrarily detained prisoners, adopting Resolution 2669 (2022).

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo returned to her home country Benin to meet children and young people impacted by the spillover of violence from the Sahel crisis and climate change in the region. UNICEF

The UN Special Representative for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, said, “The patience of the people of Libya is not limitless.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 77th Session of the General Assembly.

In Mozambique’s Nampula province, UNHCR has partnered with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the government to provide electricity to refugees and displaced people living at the Maratane refugee settlement, under the Energy for All project. UNHCR