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A staggering 315,000 grave violations against children in conflict were verified by the United Nations between 2005 and 2022, a stark illustration of the devastating impact of war and conflict on children. UNICEF

The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen, today (30 May) said it was “vital” that recent diplomatic moves in Syria “are matched with real action,” as the Syrian people “continue to suffer on massive scale.” UNIFEED

For the first time since fighting broke out in Sudan on 15 April, humanitarians have been able to reach desperate families trapped in the conflict’s epicentre, Khartoum, with food assistance, the UN’s World Food Programme said today. UNTV CH

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, met with families who had fled fighting in Sudan and found safety in Egypt. He urged the international community to support the people fleeing Sudan as they did the people fleeing Ukraine. UNHCR

As heavy fighting continues, UN humanitarians warned on Friday that more than one million people have now been forced to flee for their lives. UNTV CH

The UN seeks the highest funding appeal ever for Sudan; nearly $3 billion is needed for urgent humanitarian aid. UNTV CH

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is rapidly scaling up its emergency operations in Sudan, every day reaching thousands more people whose lives have been upended by the ongoing fighting. WFP

With the conflict in Sudan entering its second month, the United Nations and its partners today called for US$3 billion to help millions of people in the country and hundreds of thousands fleeing to neighbouring countries. UNHCR

Following a high-level field mission with the UN Refugees Agency to the border regions of Chad with Sudan, where 60,000 refugees have arrived recently, Education Cannot Wait’s Executive Director Yasmine Sherif announced a US$3 million First Emergency Response grant. ECW

Briefing journalists in Geneva, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Ghebreyesus, declared that Mpox is no longer a global health emergency. WHO