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Addressing graduating students at the Seton Hall University in Newark, New Jersey, the United Nations’ Secretary-General told them to not “work for climate-wreckers” and instead use their talents to “drive us towards a renewable future.” SETON HALL UNIVERSITY

The UN top political affairs official and two experts told the Security Council how new technologies are affecting the international peace and security situation and how the UN can respond to the situation. UNIFEED

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

UN Humanitarian Affairs chief Martin Griffiths said, “the situation in Al Hol is a disgrace,” and called once again on all member states involved to “take urgent action to fulfill their responsibility to repatriate their citizens through all available routes.” UNIFEED

In Brussels, the Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, urged donors to contribute to Syria at a time when $10.5 billion are needed this year to support Syrians, host communities and countries in need, said a UN Spokesperson. UNIFEED

Nearly 193 million people in the world are in acute food insecurity, an increase of 40 million people in one year, according to a new UN report. FAO

The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, told the Security Council on Friday that the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons continues to document instances of chemical weapons use in Syria. UNIFEED

The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen, told the Security Council that the country “is a hot conflict, not a frozen one”, with airstrikes in the northwest picking up, intensified clashes around Afrin and the northeast, and exchanges of rocket fire and shelling across all frontlines. UNIFEED

WHO’s chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged Russia, “for the sake of humanity,” to "come back to the table and to work for peace," adding that humanitarian corridors “must be established so that medical supplies, food and water can be delivered, and civilians can move to safety." WHO

The United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, told the Security Council that over the past year, “sexual violence continued to be committed as a tactic of war, torture, terrorism and political repression,” with a reported increase of "some 800 cases compared with 2020.” UNIFEED