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The Prime Minister of Iraq, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, told the General Assembly his country “looks forward to receiving further UN support in reconstructing the liberated areas affected by the occupation of ISIS terrorists.” UNIFEED

Little Amal, the giant puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl on Friday visited the United Nations ahead of the Transforming Education Summit and met with Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. UNIFEED

UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, urged much more support to address the staggering humanitarian needs in Syria after a visit to the country. UNHCR

UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said, “we seem to fail the people of Syria more each year.” UNIFEED

The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria, Imran Riza, expressed “serious concern” over the ongoing cholera outbreak in Syria, a UN Spokesperson said. UNIFEED

The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Geir Pedersen, told the Security Council that “we clearly face mounting challenges” in implementing resolution 2254 - which calls for a ceasefire and political settlement in Syria - regretting “that we have not taken advantage of over two years of relative calm to advance the process further.” UNIFEED

The Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, told the Security Council that the ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza remains in effect and “a fragile calm has been restored” in the territory. UNIFEED

Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, told the Security Council that the United Nations “remains gravely concerned about the dangerous situation in and around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine” and that any potential damage to the facility is “suicidal”. UNIFEED

Launching the Education Cannot Wait’s (ECW) new Annual Results Report, Director Yasmine Sherif told journalists in New York that there are 78.2 million children in conflict affected areas “that don’t even go to school,” while another 190 million receive some education “but can’t read and write, they can’t do math.” UNIFEED

The United Nations humanitarian agency OCHA warned that the funding shortfall for aid operations is the biggest it’s ever been, at nearly $34 billion. UNTV CH