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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director, Cindy McCain issued an urgent plea from the Rafah border crossing for safe, expanded humanitarian access to Gaza as humanitarian needs skyrocket and critical food supplies reach dangerously low levels. WFP

In the six weeks since the floods, humanitarian partners reached 164,000 people with humanitarian assistance. Winterisation activities are ongoing to support people whose homes have been lost or damaged. OCHA

UN delivers vital supplies to support over 1,000 civilians who remain in front-line Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Region of Ukraine. OCHA

In Armenia, the majority of refugees who arrived in the border town of Goris have since dispersed to other parts of the country. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported that many of those who sought refuge in Armenia undertook arduous journeys, often walking for days and finding shelter in caves or basements, enduring extremely challenging conditions. IOM

In an interview via teleconference from Yerevan, Armenia, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) spokesperson Joe Lowry said that twenty-thousand people a day have been crossing the border and passing through Goris on their way to other parts of Armenia, “it had been a very, very crowded, very fraught situation,” adding that the UN is providing emergency humanitarian aid. UNIFEED

While UN humanitarians scale up the response to survivors of the flood disaster in Libya which wiped out entire neighborhoods and left thousands dead and many more missing, the UN’s aid chief warned that mental health care will be a huge issue for survivors of that catastrophe and the Moroccan earthquake last week. UNTV CH

The Head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali said that the mission “leaves Mali, but the United Nations remains there through its agencies, funds, and programs.” UNIFEED

Over 50 people who fled conflict in Sudan have found shelter in Fatna Hamid’s home. Many Chadians like Fatna are opening their doors to Sudanese refugees arriving in Chad. Over 320,000 refugees have crossed into the country’s east since conflict began in April. UNHCR

According to the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), the restrictions to freedom of religion and the safety of members of religious communities across Ukraine in both territory controlled by the Government as well as that occupied by the Russian Federation "is a matter of grave concern". UNIFEED

On the occasion of Nelson Mandela International Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for action “to give life to a workable dream.” UNIFEED