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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

The UN humanitarian agencies are warning that 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region face severe hunger in the next three months due to a combination of insecurity, the coronavirus pandemic, climate induced shocks and record-high food prices in the region. UNTV CH

Secretary-General António Guterres told Security Council members that when they “fail to reach consensus, hungry people pay a high price.” UNIFEED

The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa told the Security Council that terrorism and insecurity continue to spread in the Sahel, devastating the lives of millions of people. UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres visited displaced people and refugees from Mali in Ouallam, Niger, to demonstrate his and the United Nations’ solidarity with those who have been driven from their homes. UNIFEED

Mali’s ban on two major international broadcasters operating inside the country is a worrying development and reflects growing regional intolerance towards freedom of expression, the UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday. UNTV CH

El-Ghassim Wane, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Mali told the Security Council that the overall situation in the country has remained extremely worrying, adding that there has been no notable progress in the implementation of the Peace Agreement. UNIFEED

The humanitarian needs across the Sahel region are “at unprecedented levels due to escalating conflict, climate change, rising food insecurity, and record high food prices,” said a UN Spokesperson. UNIFEED

Just over a month after the start of the war in Ukraine, UN top humanitarian officials briefed the Security Council on the humanitarian catastrophe in the European country and the implications for the rest of the world. UNIFEED

In what he described as a “rather depressing update,” UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the humanitarian situation in Ukraine “continues to deteriorate at an alarming pace,” adding that, according to the UN refugee agency, an estimated 1.9 million people have been internally displaced, and more than 2.3 million people have now crossed international borders out of the country. UNIFEED