"WATER SUPPLY"

United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, model and actress Sabrina Dhowre Elba, visited Kenya recently to draw attention to the increasing threat that climate change, COVID-19, and the war in Ukraine are having on small-scale farmers’ productivity and livelihoods in Africa and around the world. IFAD

Iraq’s people still awaiting political class capable of addressing critical domestic challenges, top official tells Security Council.

On Wednesday, a new UN-led inter-agency humanitarian convoy has safely reached Chernihiv, a city in northern Ukraine that has been besieged until recently and is heavily impacted by the war. This is the first time the UN and its humanitarian partners have managed to deliver much-needed assistance to people living in Chernihiv and nearby communities. OCHA

The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, António Guterres, called on Russia and Ukraine for a four-day Holy Week humanitarian pause to allow for the opening of a series of humanitarian corridors. UNIFEED

UN Secretary-General António Guterres appeals for a four-day humanitarian pause in Ukraine.

An estimated 7.1 million people are now internally displaced across Ukraine, while more than 4.6 million people have crossed borders to seek security and safety in other countries, said a UN Spokesperson. UNIFEED

Briefing reporters in New York, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said that more than 6 million men, women, and children in Ukraine are struggling every day to access water. UNIFEED

A total of $2.4 billion were promised today at the High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan, co-hosted by the United Nations and the Governments of Germany, Qatar and the United Kingdom. UNIFEED

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

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