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More than 700,000 people across South Sudan have been affected by intense and unrelenting floods due to heavy rainfall over the past six months. Affected communities continue to be isolated and cut off from aid as roads, bridges and airstrips have been submerged, hindering urgent delivery of assistance. UNHCR

The first emergency airlift by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) landed in Termez, Uzbekistan over the weekend. This is part of efforts to boost aid delivery in a massive operation to provide life-saving aid to the people of Afghanistan. UNHCR

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said, as Afghanistan braces for an expected harsh winter, vulnerable Afghans need increased support and humanitarian assistance. UNHCR

Amidst a growing humanitarian crisis where hundreds of thousands of Afghan people are displaced and with winter quickly approaching, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday warned of “a race against time” to reach each and every individual with life-saving aid and preposition supplies ahead of winter. UNTV CH

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said it was “extremely worried about the continued suffering of migrants and asylum seekers in Libya who are experiencing a myriad of daily violations and abuses at the hands of both State and non-state actors,” according to a spokesperson. UNTV CH

Sudanese scholar, Raba Hakim, has finally fulfilled her lifelong dream of going to university, thanks to a MasterCard Foundation scholarship. UNHCR

WFP top official in Afghanistan on Wednesday urged the international community to provide the resources to mount “a large-scale operation” in a race against time to help millions of vulnerable Afghans. UNIFEED

UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi called for greater international cooperation to solve multiple crises at the opening of the 72nd session of the Executive Committee. UNHCR

Jeel Albena is the winner of the UNHCR’s 2021 Nansen Refugee Award, a prestigious annual prize that honours those who have gone to extraordinary lengths to help forcibly displaced or stateless people, for helping rebuild lives on the conflict’s frontlines in Yemen. UNHCR

An ambitious reforestation project, carried out since 2018 by refugees and host communities in northern Cameroon, is contributing to the Great Green Wall, an African-led initiative that aims to grow an 8,000-kilometer continent-wide barrier to stop the ongoing desertification of the Sahel. UNHCR