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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, visited Ethiopia to meet with displaced communities. He emphasized the need for long-term solutions and further support for reconstruction and recovery efforts in the face of conflict and climate change. UNHCR

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “As we look to priorities for this year, a rights-rooted approach is central to achieving our ultimate priority: a safer, more peaceful, more sustainable world.” UNIFEED

The United Nations and humanitarian partners launched an appeal for $751 million “to meet the urgent needs of 5.7 million people, over half of whom are women and children” in Mali, a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

The IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva visited Rwanda this week, and met with President Kagame and his senior officials to discuss the country’s economic outlook. IMF

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

According to a new UN report, world output growth is projected to decelerate from an estimated 3 percent in 2022 to 1.9 percent in 2023, marking one of the lowest growth rates in recent decades. UNIFEED

During a two-day high-level conference on the Lake Chad Basin, Governments of the region – Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon - as well as international donors and international organizations came together to discuss the needs in order to “heal the region’s wounds”. UNTV CH

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk conducted a two-day official mission to Ecuador at the invitation of the Government. OHCHR

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

On the last day of his visit to Cabo Verde, Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the Ocean Race Summit in Mindelo, saying that “ending the ocean emergency is a race we must win, and by working as one, it’s a race we can win.” UNIFEED