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Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, wrapped up his trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. MONUSCO

In Roraima, the Mobile Health Units of the International Organization for Migration help bring medical assistance to Venezuelan indigenous people and their host communities in one of Brazil's hardest-to-reach areas. IOM

More than 13,800 people have arrived in the Central African Republic to escape fighting in neighboring Sudan. UNHCR and partners are providing protection and humanitarian aid to new arrivals and relocating them to a safer site. UNCHR

The humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic remains critical with 3,4 million people – or half of the population - in need of humanitarian assistance. Of those, 2.4 million have needs so severe that their survival and dignity is at risk, said the Humanitarian Coordinator Mohamed Ag Ayoya. UNTV CH

The United Nations held on Friday a pledging conference for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) as an opportunity for Member States to match their political commitment with sufficient and predictable financial contributions. UNIFEED

Head of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, told reporters that finding a 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 United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen, today (30 May) said it was “vital” that recent diplomatic moves in Syria “are matched with real action,” as the Syrian people “continue to suffer on massive scale.” UNIFEED

A new UN early warning report has found that acute food insecurity is set to potentially increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger “hotspots” comprising 22 countries. WFP

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, met with families who had fled fighting in Sudan and found safety in Egypt. He urged the international community to support the people fleeing Sudan as they did the people fleeing Ukraine. UNHCR

As South Sudan grapples with multiple challenges, Nicholas Haysom, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of UNMISS, urged political leaders to galvanize momentum in peace processes so that free, fair, and credible elections can be held on time. UNMISS