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Today in Lisbon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, addressed the opening ceremony of the 2022 Ocean Conference, along with the leaders of the two co-hosting nations – Portugal and Kenya and warned that we have taken the ocean for granted, and today we face what he would call an “Ocean Emergency”, adding that "we must now turn the tide." UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres, actor and ocean activist Jason Momoa, and the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, gathered at Carcavelos Beach, in Portugal, with youth delegates from all over the world, kickstarting the Ocean Conference that will take place this week in Lisbon. UNIFEED

Asked about the US Supreme Court decision on abortion, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric reiterated that “sexual and reproductive health and rights are the foundation of a life of choice, and harmony, equality for the world's women and girls.” UNIFEED

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini told reporters, “finding solution to UNRWA chronic financial problem requires political will to match the support for the mandate with sufficient resources," adding that the problem lays at a discrepancy between what UNRWA is expected to deliver and the resource being made available. UNIFEED

The World Food Programme is launching Five Calls to Action to address today’s record-high humanitarian needs as leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the US, and UK prepare to meet, with ending conflict high on the agenda. WFP

The 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference, which will take place from 27 June to 1 July 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal, will seek to propel much needed science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting a new chapter of global ocean action. UNIFEED

UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan Ramiz Alakbarov, told the Security Council that nearly 800 people have been confirmed killed and more than 1,400 injured from the deadly earthquake that struck Paktika province. He added, “search and rescue operations remain ongoing and it is expected that the number of casualties will further increase over the coming days, along with the number of affected communities.” UNIFEED

The Head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, convened an Emergency Committee under Article 48 of the International Health Regulations about the current outbreak of the monkeypox virus. WHO

Hunger is tightening its grip on more than 20 million people in Ethiopia who are facing a combination of conflict in the north and climate shocks – drought – in the south while dwindling resources mean food and nutrition support may run dry from next month, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned. WFP

After witnessing the sweeping consequences of drought during a joint visit with Somalia’s drought envoy on Monday (20 Jun), the United Nations humanitarian coordinator for the Horn of Africa country called for a major scale-up in resources to prevent famine. UNSOM