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United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, model and actress Sabrina Dhowre Elba, visited Kenya recently to draw attention to the increasing threat that climate change, COVID-19, and the war in Ukraine are having on small-scale farmers’ productivity and livelihoods in Africa and around the world. IFAD

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year, 23 countries – home to around 405 million schoolchildren – are yet to fully open schools, with many schoolchildren at risk of dropping out, according to a new UNICEF report released today. UNICEF

Today’s landmark Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report removes whatever shred of doubt remained: The climate crisis is not a future threat. It is here, it is accelerating, and it will continue to affect the world in increasingly devastating ways, according to UNICEF.

Tropical Cyclone Emnati, the fourth tropical storm to hit Madagascar in as many weeks, is an example of how weather extremes will trigger runaway humanitarian needs if we do not tackle the climate crisis, warns the World Food Programme. WFP

Madagascar is getting ready for its fourth tropical cyclone in a month, UN aid agencies warned on Tuesday. UNTV CH

Bringing heavy rains, violent winds and storm surges, Intense Tropical Cyclone Batsirai made landfall on the central-eastern coast of Madagascar on Saturday. Storms during the agricultural season have the potential to wipe out harvest, send food prices soaring and increase food insecurity. WFP

The United Nations and its humanitarian partners are ramping up preparedness efforts in anticipation of tropical cyclone Batsirai, expected to make landfall in Madagascar over the weekend and affect about 600,000 people directly. More than 150,000 are likely to be displaced. UNTV CH

From peacekeeping, to the protection of refugees and providing life-saving humanitarian aid, the work of the United Nations remained vital in a year marked by multiple overlapping crises. UNIFEED

From peacekeeping, to the protection of refugees and providing life-saving humanitarian aid, the work of the United Nations remained vital in a year marked by multiple overlapping crises. UNIFEED / FILE

UNICEF launched today a record US$9.4 billion emergency funding appeal to reach more than 327 million people – including 177 million children – affected by humanitarian crises and the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. UNICEF