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UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Ruven Menikdiwela, calls for urgent international support to help avert a humanitarian crisis in Mali and the Sahel. UNHCR

Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council that the conflict in Sudan “has taken a devastating toll on the people of Sudan, imperilling the unity of the country” and there is now “a serious risk that the conflict could ignite regional instability of dramatic proportions, from the Sahel to the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea.” UNIFEED

Calling for a new global order that works for all, Secretary-General António Guterres in Munich said, “our world is facing existential challenges, but the global community is more fragmented and divided than at any time during the past 75 years.” EBU

The Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Office for the Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Vladimir Voronkov, said Daesh “continues to pose a serious threat to international peace and security, notably in the conflict zones, despite significant progress achieved by member states in countering the threat.” UNIFEED

The head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, said that over the past six months, the situation in the region has been marked by contrasting developments. On one hand, he said, significant progress has been made in consolidating democracy in some parts of the region, while on the other hand, the security situation and governance challenges remain a major concern. UNIFEED

The work of the United Nations remained vital in 2023, a year that was marked by humanitarian crises fuelled by conflicts, natural disasters and the devastating effects of climate change. UNIFEED / FILE

The humanitarian impact of the climate crisis is under the spotlight in Dubai. In a COP first, UN humanitarian affairs coordination office OCHA inaugurated on Saturday the Humanitarian Hub, which will host more than 40 humanitarian events organized by dozens of organizations, including international and local NGOs as well as academic and financial institutions. OCHA

The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Matthias Schmale, said that more than 8 million people need assistance in the country. UNIFEED

Visiting the birthplace of Gautama Buddha in Lumbini, Nepal, Secretary-General António Guterres issued a call “to reflect on the teachings of Lord Buddha and to consider what his message of peace, interdependence, and compassion, means in today’s troubled world.” UN NEPAL

Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union, said, “there is an alarming rise in political contestation turning violent or fueling intra-State conflicts, as well as in acts of terrorism and violent extremism, which expose systemic governance deficits associated with weak or absent State institutions”. UNIFEED