"NATURAL DISASTERS"

Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, said that water “is the element that connects 90 percent of disasters around the world. And with climate change, it is increasingly difficult for communities to manage water-related disaster risks.” UNIFEED

United States Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield today announced that the United States is committing USD 49 billion “toward equitable climate resilient water and sanitation investments at home and around the globe.” UNIFEED

According to UNICEF, one week after Cyclone Freddy made landfall for a second time in Mozambique, creating severe disruption to critical services, the threat of cholera is growing rapidly for children and families. UNICEF

At the Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries in Doha, Qatar, a series of roundtable discussions on Tuesday saw global leaders dove into climate change. UNIFEED

Three years after the world began to shut down as COVID-19 took hold, the UN and other partners will gather in Doha, Qatar, to deliver a historic new compact to support the countries whose vulnerabilities the pandemic most exposed. UNIFEED

UN top officials informed the Security Council about the “tragic reality” in Syria after an earthquake in early February worsened the humanitarian crisis. UNIFEED

The World Meteorological Organization warns that exceptional rainfall is expected in Mozambique as tropical storm Freddy roars in. UNTV CH

As the death toll from the 6 February earthquake disaster topped 41,000 in Türkiye, the UN development experts said that 1.5 million people have been made homeless in the south of the country, where at least 500,000 new homes will need to be built. UNTV CH

A United Nations interagency mission visited a hospital and clinics supported by the Syria Relief and Development (SRD) NGO in earthquake affected North-West Syria. OCHA

World leaders announced over US$826 million to Education Cannot Wait and the global challenge to support the education of 222 million girls and boys living in crises. ECW