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The head of the UN World Health Organization said that Equatorial Guinea declared its outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease over. WHO

The UN stands ready to work with the Haitian authorities and other partners to help ease the suffering of those in need after the 5.5 magnitude earthquake that on Tuesday hit the area near the southern city of Jerémie, in the department of Grand’Anse, a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, presented his annual report to Member States at the 76th World Health Assembly, saying that the end of COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern is “a moment of relief and reflection.” WHO

The UN General Assembly adopted a political declaration to renew commitment and accelerate the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction up to 2030. UNIFEED

One hundred days after the deadliest earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria's recent history, millions of children and families are struggling to rebuild their lives, with 2.5 million children in Türkiye and 3.7 million in Syria in need of continued humanitarian assistance. UNICEF

The UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, said, “In the tragic aftermath of the earthquakes, we have seen renewed diplomatic attention on Syria. Diplomacy is continuing involving the Astana players and the Syrian Government.” UNIFEED

The COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, and conflicts have created significant food security challenges worldwide in the past years. Currently, millions of people around the world need urgent support in over 45 countries. But just providing food aid isn't enough to tackle the growing hunger crisis, explained Rein Paulsen, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) chief of Emergencies. FAO

UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, Ulrika Richardson said that since her last briefing in December, “the situation in Haiti has only deteriorated,” adding that more than almost half of the population,- about 5.2 million people - are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. UNIFEED

Two months after two devastating earthquakes hit Türkiye and northern Syria, 2.5 million children in Türkiye remain in need of humanitarian support and are at risk of falling into poverty, child labour or child marriage, UNICEF warned today. UNICEF

Secretary-General António Guterres and Türkiye First Lady Emine Erdoğan visited a memorial honoring Türkiye’s earthquake victims, as well as an exhibit of Türkiye’s Zero Waste movement. UNIFEED