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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

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan, Volker Perthes, said that the increased suffering of the people in the country “is not a result of aid organizations not being there or aid organizations not doing anything. The suffering of the people is a result of a war.” UNIFEED / FILE

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan, Volker Perthes, said that the short-term ceasefire signed by both sides of the conflict “is supposed to enter into force tonight, it shall remain in effect for 7 days, it is renewable, and it should allow civilians to move and humanitarian access to get to the people.” UNIFEED

The signing of an agreement by the Sudanese warring parties in the Saudi Arabian port city of Jeddah on Thursday night is a “first important step toward alleviating human suffering and protecting the lives of civilians in Sudan”, the UN’s top official in the country, Volker Perthes, said. UNTV CH

The United Nations welcomed the announcement by the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces to extend the current ceasefire for an additional 72 hours and called for its full implementation, a UN spokesperson informed. UNIFEED

The Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg told the Security Council, “I believe we have not seen such a serious opportunity for making progress towards ending the conflict in eight years. But the tide could still turn unless the parties take bolder steps toward peace.” UNIFEED

Ambassadors from Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced a joint commitment to prioritize climate, peace and security during in their respective terms at the Security Council. UNIFEED

The Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, welcomed “intense diplomatic efforts” to bring the conflict in Yemen to an end and called on all sides “to allow the time and space needed for the discussions to bear fruit.” UNIFEED

UN gathering in Doha concluded Thursday, ushering in a new era of solidarity for the world’s Least Developed Countries. UNIFEED

A first-of-its-kind World Health Organization (WHO) Global report on sodium intake reduction shows that the world is off-track to achieve its global target of reducing sodium intake by 30 percent by 2025. WHO