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Briefing reporters in Juba on Friday, the head of the UN in South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom said, “It will be crucial that South Sudan meets all its critical benchmarks, particularly those that are time bound, and this would require a sense of urgency in the coming year.” UNMISS

Representatives of Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland took part of an installation ceremony of their national flags, as newly elected non-permanent members of the Security Council. UNIFEED

Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, said that the needs of the Syrian people had reached the worst levels since the conflict began against a backdrop of further economic collapse and ongoing violence. UNIFEED

The UN Special Representative for South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, said that there had been some noticeable progress in the implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement. UNIFEED

More than 11,000 children have now been killed or maimed because of the conflict in Yemen, according to the United Nations Children's Fund – an average of four a day since the escalation of the conflict in 2015. UNICEF

Briefing the Security Council today, the head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bintou Keita, said that the country continues to show resilience despite the challenges that it is facing. UNIFEED

As drought grips the Horn of Africa region, tens of thousands of Somalis are crossing over into Kenya in search of water and food for their families. UNHCR

The United Nations top humanitarian official said attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure “have left millions of people without access to heat, electricity and water, adding another dangerous dimension to the humanitarian crisis caused by the war.” UNIFEED

To help vulnerable farmers get through the worst drought in forty years, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has so far supported more than 138 300 households (comprising 691 500 people) in just the Somali region of Ethiopia with life-sustaining supplies and by the end of 2022 will have assisted a total of 1.5 million households in need (7.5 million people) across the entire country. FAO

As humanitarian needs continue to rise worldwide, the United Nations and partners will launch tomorrow the Global Humanitarian Overview, their annual assessment and plan to alleviate the suffering in 2023. OCHA