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The top United Nations official for the Sahel region said, “the information that we have received on the massacres that have been perpetrated on innocent civilian populations, including women and children, convey the tragedy that is unfolding at the moment in this part of the world.” UNIFEED

The World Food Programme is launching Five Calls to Action to address today’s record-high humanitarian needs as leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the US, and UK prepare to meet, with ending conflict high on the agenda. WFP

Almost 8 million children under 5 in 15 crisis-hit countries are at risk of death from severe wasting unless they receive immediate therapeutic food and care – with the number rising by the minute, UNICEF warned today as world leaders prepare to meet at the G7 summit. UNICEF

The UN Refugee Agency said that the number of people forced to flee their homes has increased every year over the past decade and stands at the highest level since records began, a trend that can only be reversed by a new, concerted push toward peace-making. UNHCR

The number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution has now crossed the staggering milestone of 100 million for the first time on record, propelled by the war in Ukraine and other deadly conflicts. UNHCR

The UN humanitarian agencies are warning that 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region face severe hunger in the next three months due to a combination of insecurity, the coronavirus pandemic, climate induced shocks and record-high food prices in the region. UNTV CH

Secretary-General António Guterres told Security Council members that when they “fail to reach consensus, hungry people pay a high price.” UNIFEED

The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa told the Security Council that terrorism and insecurity continue to spread in the Sahel, devastating the lives of millions of people. UNIFEED

The humanitarian needs across the Sahel region are “at unprecedented levels due to escalating conflict, climate change, rising food insecurity, and record high food prices,” said a UN Spokesperson. UNIFEED

WHO’s chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, WHO’s priority in Ukraine remains to “support health workers and the health system to continue to provide care to meet immediate health needs.” WHO