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Battered by multiple crises in recent years, Haitians who survived the recent 7.2 magnitude earthquake are now dealing with crumbled homes, lost livelihoods and limited or no access to food. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is stepping up its ongoing vital support to desperately food-insecure Haitians in the area and working with the Government and partners to extend support to those newly in need. WPF

The World Food Programme (WFP) Representative and Country Director to India, Bishow Parajuli, said, despite efforts by the government, the support provided is not enough, particularly for the poorest segments of the population facing job loss and loss of wages. UN NEWS / UNIFEED

In comments to mark 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami on 11 March 2011, which left 18,400 people dead or missing, the head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Mami Mizutori told journalists in Geneva that the event had taught harsh lessons about how to manage disaster risk. UNTV CH

Uganda has offered safe haven to thousands of people fleeing escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). They have been stranded in a remote, inaccessible area since late May, unable to cross due to a COVID-19 lockdown restricting movement in and out of the country. UNHCR

Uganda has opened two border points along its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, despite its COVID-19 lockdown, to let in thousands of people stranded after fleeing violence. UNHCR

A new UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report warned, “more than 19 million children living across Bangladesh are at risk from devastating floods, cyclones and other environmental disasters linked to climate change.” UNTV CH

Devastating floods, cyclones and other environmental disasters linked to climate change are threatening the lives and futures of more than 19 million children in Bangladesh, UNICEF said today. UNICEF

Under Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, expressed the UN’s support for Haiti’s “desire to put an end to peacekeeping” in the country voicing his confidence in the ability of the Haitian National Police “to manage security risks without international operational support.” UNIFEED

UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Ursula Mueller concluded on Friday a three-day visit to Burundi to assess the ongoing humanitarian response in the country. OCHA

United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock visited the Republic of Haiti this week to assess the response to successive natural disasters. OCHA