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A group of United Nationss officers from a variety of expert backgrounds visited Sool and Sanaag, in Somaliland, to assess the human rights situation in the two regions, after a pause of a few years due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic. UNSOM

An earthquake in the Central Region of Afghanistan on Tuesday morning caused at least “hundreds” of casualties, the Deputy Special Representative, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan informed. UNIFEED

After witnessing the sweeping consequences of drought during a joint visit with Somalia’s drought envoy on Monday (20 Jun), the United Nations humanitarian coordinator for the Horn of Africa country called for a major scale-up in resources to prevent famine. UNSOM

UN Special Representative for South Sudan Nicholas Haysom said, “despite delays, I strongly believe that the only viable course of action remains the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement in letter and spirit.” UNIFEED

Urging extension of resolution on cross-border humanitarian assistance into Syria, Secretary-General tells Security Council ‘our aid is reaching people in need’.

Three quarters of the world’s population could be affected by droughts by 2050, according to the United Nations. Annual rainfall in some areas of Mauritania has dropped to a quarter of levels recorded 30 years ago. IFAD

Conflict, violence and other crises left a record 36.5 million children displaced from their homes at the end of 2021, UNICEF estimates – the highest number recorded since the Second World War. This figure includes 13.7 million refugee and asylum-seeking children† and nearly 22.8 million children who are internally displaced due to conflict and violence. UNICEF

The Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Liu Zhenmin, said, “If we want to protect our future, we need to save our oceans.” UNIFEED

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said, “due to the security situation on the ground, my Office does not have access to the territory under control of the Russian armed forces and affiliated armed groups, including access to Mariupol itself.” UNTV CH

UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, Afshan Khan, said that nearly two thirds of Ukraine's children are displaced, adding that “the numbers are staggering and they bear repeating.” UNIFEED