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Regarding the recent arrival of thousands of migrants in Lampedusa, Italy, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, President of the Central African Republic, said, “These young people represent the present and the future of our continent of Africa. They are seeking desperately to reach the European continent in search of the El Dorado.” UNIFEED

Mohamed Ag Ayoya, Humanitarian Coordinator for the Central African Republic, said the country is “utterly Africa's overlooked middle child, one that is squeezed, landlocked, and often forgotten inside a troubled region.” UNIFEED

A UN spokesperson said that this week peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) “have facilitated round two of the voluntary repatriation of 15 ex-combatants of the Lord’s Resistance Army and their families to Uganda”. UNIFEED

At the commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute, the President of the International Criminal Court, Judge Piotr Hofmański, said, “In all our work, we seek to serve those who need justice the most – the victims.” UNIFEED

UN humanitarians in Chad expressed concern on Tuesday at surging numbers of people fleeing conflict in Sudan and confirmed that that they have scaled up the Organization’s response to help the wounded and malnourished. UNTV CH

A High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development started today in New York. The theme of the forum is “Accelerating the recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels”. UNIFEED

The UN refugee agency said that humanitarian needs have soared among people displaced by the fighting in Sudan, with refugee numbers on track to surpass projections and aid access still extremely uncertain. UNTV CH

People escaping conflict in Sudan continue to arrive in Chad along the border with Sudan’s Darfur region. Most new arrivals are women and children. Some refugees are receiving emergency medical attention having sustained gunshot wounds and injuries as they fled. UNHCR

The head of the UN World Health Organization said that in Sudan “about two thirds of health facilities in affected areas are out of service” and “repeated attacks on health facilities, medical warehouses, ambulances and health workers are preventing patients and health workers from reaching hospitals.” WHO

The head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), Valentine Rugwabiza, said, “MINUSCA has and will continue to support the Central African Republic to create the political and security environment conducive to lasting peace, stability, and sustainable development, which can only be achieved through concerted efforts of all partners.” UNIFEED