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25-year-old Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate has been appointed as the newest UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, affirming her collaboration with the organisation and recognising her outstanding global advocacy for climate justice for current and future generations. UNIFEED

All Inclusive: the Campaign for Refugee Education, calls for the inclusion of refugees in national education systems from the start of humanitarian emergencies, through protracted displacement situations and in longer-term development planning. UNHCR

In Somalia, the United Nation World Food Programme is delivering life-saving assistance to more people than ever before, reaching 3.7 million people with relief and over 300,000 with nutrition support - but famine is now an imminent reality unless immediate and drastic action is taken. WFP

A UN-chartered ship loaded with 23,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat destined for millions of hungry people in Ethiopia docked in neighbouring Djibouti. WFP

According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), parts of the Greater Horn of Africa, which are already experiencing drought, are bracing for a fifth consecutive failed rainy season, a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

UNICEF warns that children in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel could die in devastating numbers unless urgent support is provided, as severe malnutrition and the risk of water-borne disease collide. UNICEF

The UN World Food Programme is expanding assistance in the Horn of Africa as levels of hunger soar after back-to-back droughts and the threat of famine looms. WFP

The Head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, said, “almost all cases” of monkeypox “continue to be reported among men who have sex with men, underscoring the importance for all countries to design and deliver services and information tailored to these communities that protect health, human rights and dignity.” WHO

Premature babies can now be supported in Ukraine with new oxygen machines that work without electricity. The development of the devices was financed by Unitaid, a Geneva based global health aid agency which is committed to supplying poorer countries with medicines and other health products. The devices are currently being manufactured in Kenya. UNTV CH

The World Health Organization today raised growing alarm over the urgent health needs that over 80 million people in the greater Horn of Africa face due to increased food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition. UNTV CH