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Los Angeles Lakers Power Forward and former refugee Wenyen Gabriel is in South Sudan this week, visiting his homeland for the first time since being resettled to the US at a young age. UNHCR

In Haiti, where almost half the population is already food insecure, hunger is set to rise amidst increasing inflation, high costs of food and fuel and deteriorating security, warns the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). As criminal groups block roads, WFP continues to provide assistance to vulnerable Haitians and supports the humanitarian community with vital air and sea transport. WFP

Secretary-General António Guterres paid tribute to 485 UN personnel who lost their lives the past year, the highest number lost in a single year. UNIFEED

Conflict, violence and other crises left a record 36.5 million children displaced from their homes at the end of 2021, UNICEF estimates – the highest number recorded since the Second World War. This figure includes 13.7 million refugee and asylum-seeking children† and nearly 22.8 million children who are internally displaced due to conflict and violence. UNICEF

UN Humanitarian Coordinator Sara Beysolow Nyanti led a high-level delegation to Malakal, in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State, to assess needs on the ground and to meet with people affected by ongoing violence and natural disasters. UNMISS

Ted Chaiban, Global Lead Coordinator for COVID-19 Vaccine Country-Readiness and Delivery told the Security Council, “in 2022, we must take the rapid action needed to accelerate vaccination. The window of opportunity is gradually closing. We risk losing the momentum and failing on vaccine equity.” UNIFEED

The UN General Assembly met on Wednesday for its second emergency session on the Ukraine crisis since Russia invaded the country on 24 February, with two similar but different resolutions placed before delegates, addressing the unfolding humanitarian crisis. UNIFEED

Madagascar is getting ready for its fourth tropical cyclone in a month, UN aid agencies warned on Tuesday. UNTV CH

Bringing heavy rains, violent winds and storm surges, Intense Tropical Cyclone Batsirai made landfall on the central-eastern coast of Madagascar on Saturday. Storms during the agricultural season have the potential to wipe out harvest, send food prices soaring and increase food insecurity. WFP

As the Philippines continues its recovery from the devastating damage caused by Typhoon Rai, the United Nations has increased its fundraising target to $169 million from the original $107 million requested following the 12 December storm. UNIFEED