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Conflict continued to cause widespread civilian death and injury last year, with the risks rising sharply in urban areas, a top UN humanitarian told the Security Council. UNIFEED

WHO Member States today re-elected Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to serve a second five-year term as Director-General of the world’s leading public health agency. Ghebreyesus was first elected in 2017. WHO

The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) said that fighting between the Congolese armed forces and the M23 armed group has continued Monday in the areas of Tshanzu and Runyoni, as well as close to Bigenga, a UN Spokesperson said. UNIFEED

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

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

Nearly 193 million people in the world are in acute food insecurity, an increase of 40 million people in one year, according to a new UN report. FAO

A new declaration calling for more concerted action to help nearly 1.4 million displaced Central Africans has been signed after a key regional conference organized by the Government of Cameroon and the UN Refugee Agency. UNHCR

The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region told the Security Council that he sees "encouraging trends in terms of dialogue, cooperation and integration", on top of a "continued will to go after the root causes of the instability." UNIFEED

According to the World Health Organization, 169 cases of acute hepatitis of unknown origin have been reported from 11 countries, and 2 Ebola cases in DRC. Tedros also said that globally, reported cases of COVID-19 continue to decline, but the virus is “still spreading, it’s still changing, and it’s still killing.” WHO

The UN is concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation on the ground in Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as violence continues, said a UN Spokesperson. UNIFEED