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A UN spokesperson said, “Volker Türk, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, today expressed shock that more than 130 people have now been sentenced to death by military courts behind closed doors in Myanmar.” UNIFEED

The United Nations continues to be concerned about the “dramatic” humanitarian situation in Ethiopia, a UN Spokesperson said. UNIFEED

The UN continues to be concerned about the plight of civilians in Ukraine especially as winter sets in, a UN Spokesperson said today. UNIFEED

The Senior Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said international food prices “have come down from the highs that prevailed in the first few months of this year,” However, “this has yet to translate into better access to food for many people or over retail prices.” UNIFEED

The UN Secretary-General issued a statement warmly welcoming Russia’s decision to resume its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which has allowed nearly ten million metric tonnes of vital foodstuffs to be shipped from Ukraine. UNIFEED

Briefing reporters today in New York, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said that the third of nine vessels from Ukraine arrived In Tunisia over the weekend through the Black Sea Grain Initiative. UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the formation of a new Government in Iraq and took note of the appointment of women to three of the 21 ministerial positions, his spokesperson said. UNIFEED

There has been a worrying sharp increase in suspected cholera cases over the past few days in Haiti, with the number of suspected cases nearly doubling between 20 and 23 October, informed a UN Spokesperson. UNIFEED

United Nations Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York there are now 32 confirmed cholera cases in Haiti, as well as 224 suspected cases, and 16 confirmed deaths from the disease. UNIFEED

The Secretary-General said that he is deeply shocked by today's large-scale missile attacks by the armed forces of the Russian Federation on cities across Ukraine, a UN Spokesperson said. UNIFEED