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Countries need to work more together to stop the rapidly spreading outbreak of monkeypox, no matter the nationality, skin colour or religion of the affected population, a high-level official of the World Health Organization (WHO) told the media at a press briefing at the United Nations in Geneva. UNTV CH

The World Health Organization today raised growing alarm over the urgent health needs that over 80 million people in the greater Horn of Africa face due to increased food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition. UNTV CH

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), under the Blue Transformation initiative, is supporting Thailand to improve the productivity of the aquaculture sector and meet the increasing demand for nutritious food. FAO

Security, peace, state-building, and drought were among the issues covered on Sunday by the UN Special Representative for Somalia on his visit to the country’s South West State. UNSOM

In Galmudug, the UN Special Representative for Somalia highlighted state-building, reconciliation, security, and famine prevention. UNSOM

The acute food insecurity is on the rise in Somalia. By this September, people living in eight areas of the country could be experiencing famine, if livestock continues to die, key commodity prices rise further and humanitarian assistance fails to reach the most vulnerable, warned the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). FAO

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the monkeypox outbreak “can be stopped, if countries, communities and individuals inform themselves, take the risks seriously, and take the steps needed to stop transmission and protect vulnerable groups.” WHO

The monkeypox outbreak which was declared by the Director-General of the World Health’s Organization’s (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on 23 July as a Global Health Emergency, could be stopped with the right strategies in the right groups, according to WHO’s monkeypox expert. UNTV CH

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced that “the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern.” WHO

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet held a press conference at the end of her official mission to Peru and said, “Peru’s indigenous peoples and human rights defenders are on the frontline when it comes to the impact of climate change and other threats, such as illegal mining, illegal logging, and drug trafficking, especially in the Amazon region.” OHCHR