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According to the UN Refugee agency, over 1 million Somalis have been displaced by a devastating drought that has destroyed livelihoods in the Horn of Africa, leaving families hungry. UNHCR

The situation for Sudan’s most vulnerable children is so desperate that half of the most severely malnourished youngsters are expected to die without urgent humanitarian intervention, UN agencies said on Friday. UNTV CH

Millions of people in Pakistan are still deeply affected by catastrophic flooding, which “is not going anywhere,” UN relief agencies said on Tuesday. UNTV CH

Yasmine Sherif, Director of Education Cannot Wait said that the number of children and youth in armed conflict, has increased from 75 million to 222 million “over the past four or five years only.” UNIFEED

Speaking at the Transforming Education Summit, Executive Director of UNICEF, Catherine Russell said, “it's absolutely clear that children, especially the most marginalized children, that’s girls, that’s children with disabilities, children living in humanitarian crises, are facing a true crisis in education.” UNIFEED

Opening the Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs) Moment in New York, UN Secretary-General said the meeting happens “at a critical point" in the world and urged countries to take more action. UNIFEED

The UN General Assembly, starting on Tuesday (20 Sep) in New York, brings the world together to exchange ideas, negotiate and make progress on global challenges. The annual event stands for the UN’s guiding principle of “words, not weapons.” UN VIDEO

UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, urged much more support to address the staggering humanitarian needs in Syria after a visit to the country. UNHCR

All Inclusive: the Campaign for Refugee Education, calls for the inclusion of refugees in national education systems from the start of humanitarian emergencies, through protracted displacement situations and in longer-term development planning. UNHCR

Just 42 percent of refugee children are enrolled globally in pre-primary education, 68 percent in primary, and 37 percent in secondary, according to a new report by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). UNIFEED