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UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told the Security Council, “The world is facing the highest number of violent conflicts since the Second World War. Two billion people, one quarter of humanity, live in places affected by conflict”. UNIFEED

The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen, told the Security Council that the scale of needs inside Syria is “at the worst level since the conflict began”. UNIFEED

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East appealed today for 1.6 billion (USD) to fund core operations this year, as the people it helps face hitting “rock bottom”. UNTV CH

WHO is launching its 2023 health emergency appeal today for US$ 2.54 billion to provide assistance to millions of people around the world facing health emergencies. The number of people in need of humanitarian relief has increased by almost a quarter compared to 2022, to a record 339 million. WHO

Close to 1 billion people in low- and lower-middle income countries - 1 in 8 of the world’s population –are served by health-care facilities that lack a reliable electricity supply, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll). WHO

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that WHO still believes that COVID-19 deaths are "heavily underreported from China," reiterating the need for "doctors and those reporting to the public health system to be encouraged to report these cases and not discouraged.” WHO

The Security Council unanimously approved a resolution extending the authorization for the Syria cross-border aid mechanism for an additional six months, until 10 July. UNIFEED

Briefing the Council on the use of chemical weapons in Syria, Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Adedeji Ebo said, “Any use of chemical weapons is unacceptable,” and it is “imperative” to hold accountable all those who use them. UNIFEED

The Security Council mandate for UN cross-border aid operations from Türkiye to north-west Syria runs until 10 January 2023 - at the peak of winter. With no alternative available to meet the scale and scope of needs, millions of Syrians depend on the Council extending this lifeline. OCHA

The president of the Security Council for the month of January, Japan’s permanent representative Ishikane Kimihiro, said the renewal of the resolution allowing cross-border aid in north-west Syria “is a matter of life or death for so many people.” UNIFEED