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A UN Spokesperson said, “the security situation in Tigray remains unpredictable and volatile with active hostilities impeding the scale up of operations in rural areas.” UNIFEED

The humanitarian situation in the Sahel is “worsening fast because of escalating conflict, rising food insecurity and COVID-19,” with some 29 million people expected to need assistance and protection in 2021, five million more than at the start of 2020, a UN spokesperson told reporters in New York. UNIFEED

The UN launched a (USD) 29.2 million global funding appeal to aid citizens of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines affected by the major eruptions spewing from La Soufrière volcano, pledging to remain a “steadfast partner”. UNIFEED / BROLL

As the crisis in Tigray has entered its fifth month, with no clear end in sight, UNICEF says concerns about the harm this crisis will cause to children, are now being realized. UNICEF

Disturbing reports have continued to emerge of widespread abuse of civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, nearly six months since conflict erupted, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. UNTV CH

Following the opening of the 54th session of the Commission on Population and Development, the Chair of the Commission, Yemadaogo Eric Tiare, told reporters that “continued population growth will contribute to the increasing demand for food that is expected between now and 2050, especially in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia.” UNIFEED

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said families separated as they fled violence in northern Mozambique are supporting each other, but as numbers grow urgent help is needed. UNHCR

The situation of families and individuals who have abandoned their belongings and livelihoods in northern Mozambique after the heinous attacks end of March in the town of Palma in Cabo Delgado province remains desperate. UNTV CH

UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region said he is “particularly concerned about the level of violence which continues to affect the security of individuals, in particular that of women and young people,” in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. UNIFEED

The Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Dr. Natalia Kanem, called for peace in Yemen and urgent funding for women’s health and protection as she concluded a three-day visit to the country on Monday. UNFPA