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The biggest UN humanitarian convoy yet to operate inside Syria has successfully distributed aid to 40,000 desperate people in a hard-to-access desert camp at Rukban, near the country’s southern border with Jordan, the organization announced on Friday. UNTV CH

The situation for ordinary Venezuelans is increasingly critical but the United Nations remains committed to helping them on humanitarian grounds, UN agencies said on Friday. UNTV CH

The United Nations and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) are conducting an inter-agency convoy to deliver essential humanitarian supplies to more than 40,000 displaced people in urgent need of assistance to the camp located southern Syria. The convoy arrived at Rukban on the 6th of February and will last for an estimated seven days. UNICEF

Social protection is critical in helping children escape poverty and its devastating effects, yet, the vast majority of children have no effective social protection coverage, according to a new ILO – UNICEF report. ILO

The UN Migration Agency (IOM) said an upsurge in violence in north-east Nigeria has displaced nearly 60,000 people in the last three months marking the highest exodus in recent years. UNTV CH / RECENT

A United Nations Spokesperson confirmed that Secretary-General António Guterres had responded to an open letter sent by the President of Venezuela’s National Assembly, Juan Guaidó. UNIFEED

The Ministry of Health of South Sudan, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and other partners, started vaccinating health workers and other front-line responders against Ebola as part of preparedness measures to fight the spread of the disease. WHO

More than 12,000 people, including 3,000 children, have crossed from Tecun Uman, Guatemala, to Tapachula, Mexico, since January 17, UNICEF said today. It is critical to uphold special protection for these children, particularly those among them traveling alone, the children’s agency said. UNICEF

UNICEF Director of Emergency Operations Manuel Fontaine warned that there has “never been as much conflict in the world in the past 30 years as this year” as his agency appealed for 3.9 billion USD to support its humanitarian work around the world. UNTV CH

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said almost 700 people were detained in Venezuela last Wednesday, making it the highest number of detentions recorded in a single day in the last 20 years. UNTV CH