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On 7 March 2023, WHO and UNICEF, in coordination with health authorities, the Syria Immunization Group, and the Global Alliance for Vaccines, launched a cholera vaccination campaign in earthquake-hit areas of north-west Syria. The campaign will run for 10 days and targets 1.7 million people. OCHA

In Fiji imported food prices have gone up on average by 7 percent, leaving families searching for cheaper alternatives. To address the problem, women farmers in Fiji have been learning how to substitute imported goods like flour with homegrown varieties. IFAD

Over the past 11 months, 30 United Nations inter-agency convoys have delivered crucial aid supply to the most vulnerable people in acute need across Ukraine. While several trucks reached areas close to the frontlines, the lack of safe access to Russian-held zones in Ukraine has prevented aid deliveries to the population there. UNTV CH

A spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office commented the long-awaited trial of human rights defenders in Greece, “Trials like this are deeply concerning because they criminalize life-saving work and set a dangerous precedent.” UNTV CH

The Jewish Cemetery of Fez, Morocco, is a testament of the country’s peaceful interreligious cohabitation. UNIFEED

From the war in Ukraine to the response in health crisis and providing life-saving humanitarian aid, the work of the United Nations remained vital in a year marked by multiple overlapping crises. UNIFEED

As 2022 comes to an end, the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of waning. UNIFEED / FILE

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Noon briefing by Stephanie Tremblay, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

A study last year estimated that 12 per cent of the almost 1 million Rohingya refugees in camps in Bangladesh’s Cox's Bazar District are living with disabilities. UNHCR