"WATER SUPPLY"

After lashing parts of Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands with 140 kilometre-an-hour winds, Hurricane Fiona is expected to make landfall in Canada late Friday and Saturday, the UN said. UNTV CH

25-year-old Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate has been appointed as the newest UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, affirming her collaboration with the organisation and recognising her outstanding global advocacy for climate justice for current and future generations. UNIFEED

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said that the reality caused by the drought in Somalia is “unprecedented”, warning the possible “horror of famine coming to the Horn of Africa.” UNIFEED

“Unprecedented numbers” of children in Somalia are facing a “malnutrition crisis,” UNICEF warned on Tuesday. UNTV CH

The acute food insecurity is on the rise in Somalia. By this September, people living in eight areas of the country could be experiencing famine, if livestock continues to die, key commodity prices rise further and humanitarian assistance fails to reach the most vulnerable, warned the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). FAO

As the war in Ukraine enters its sixth month this Sunday, fighting on the ground remains concentrated in the eastern Donetska oblast, but air attacks are continuing to impact civilians elsewhere, a UN spokesperson informed. 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

Press Conference by Afshan Khan, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, on how children are being affected by the war in Ukraine, following a mission to the country.

Funding not enough to meet rising humanitarian needs in Syria, top official tells Security Council, as members diverge over delivery methods.