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In Bazungua, South Sudan’s Western Equatoria state, some 200 community members were sensitized on preventing and ending gender-based violence at an UNMISS-facilitated workshop as part of the ongoing commemorations for 16 Days of Activism. UNMISS

The Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said, “Looking ahead, it would be impossible to envision free, fair, and credible elections in December 2024, unless all South Sudanese parties, leaders, and stakeholders grab the bull by the horns, and agree on a critical mass of decisions by the first quarter of 2024.” UNMISS

The UN’s top emergency relief official on Wednesday condemned reported raids on Gaza’s embattled Al-Shifa hospital by the Israeli military, highlighting the need for humanitarian pauses to help deliver lifesaving support to civilians. UNTV CH

A top UN official for Europe, Central Asia and Americas said that in Ukraine, “the past few weeks have seen a pattern of escalation of attacks on critical infrastructure, including attacks on energy infrastructure, across the country.” UNIFEED

Families fleeing Sudan are arriving in remote parts of northern South Sudan where humanitarian agencies are struggling to provide emergency aid. UNHCR

Humanitarian organizations are seeking urgent support to step up the response for over 100,000 refugees in Armenia to ensure short term as well as medium to long term needs are met. UNHCR

A hunger emergency is looming on the border between South Sudan and Sudan as families fleeing fighting in Sudan continue to cross the border every day, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned. WFP

Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry told the annual General Assembly high level debate that the Security Council “must take urgent action by authorizing the deployment of a multinational support mission to underpin security in Haiti.” UNIFEED

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi is pushing for further international support for Chad with over 400,000 people escaping from war-torn Sudan cross into Chad. UNHCR

Families escaping conflict in Sudan continue to cross into remote border areas in South Sudan that lack infrastructure and services, forcing many to live in difficult conditions, now worsened with the onset of the rainy season. UNHCR