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Countries need to work more together to stop the rapidly spreading outbreak of monkeypox, no matter the nationality, skin colour or religion of the affected population, a high-level official of the World Health Organization (WHO) told the media at a press briefing at the United Nations in Geneva. UNTV CH

Due to insufficient funding, the UN Refugee Agency is unable to adequately respond to the rising humanitarian needs of refugees and internally displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. UNHCR

At least one military peacekeeper and two UN police personnel were killed and another was injured when violent attackers snatched weapons from Congolese police and fired upon uniformed personnel in the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), a UN spokesperson informed. UNIFEED

UN reports detail serious violations, some possibly amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity in Central African Republic (CAR). OHCHR

A sharp decrease in essential goods in the Central African Republic (CAR) linked to war in Ukraine will likely have a devastating impact on the already humanitarian situation there in coming weeks, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said. UNTV CH

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

The head of the Peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), Valentine Rugwabiza, said that the Mission has readjusted its concept of operations, prioritizing more than ever a preventive approach centred on the civilian populations who deserve to be freed from fear wherever they may find themselves throughout the vast Central African territory. UNIFEED

Commenting on the UK-Rwanda asylum plan at a press encounter, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi told reporters, "This is all wrong. This deal. For so many different reasons." UNCHR

The monkeypox outbreak that has been reported in 16 countries and several regions of the world can still be contained and the overall risk of transmission is low, the UN health agency said on Tuesday. UNTV CH

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said, "over the last week, COVID-19 cases have risen in four out of the six WHO regions. Due to testing and sequencing reducing in many countries, it is increasingly difficult to know where the virus is and how it’s mutating." WHO