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At the first ever ‘Health Day’ at a UN climate conference, the World Health Organization Chief said, “Undoubtedly, health stands as the most compelling reason for taking climate action.” UNIFEED

In South Sudan, livestock is a key livelihood for pastoralists like Michael Lokuru Kuri, but their livelihood that is threatened by conflicts due to competition for scarce resources, and by climate change. FAO

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today that Abdullahi Mire – a former refugee and journalist who has championed the right to education while putting 100,000 books in the hands of refugee children in Kenya – will be the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award’s 2023 global laureate. UNHCR

Supported by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), a showcase of song, dance, and myriad musical instruments have unified hundreds of people from different ethnic communities in Western Equatoria state’s capital, Yambio. UNMISS

Today marks the admission of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) bonds on the LSE’s Sustainable Bond Market and the first time a United Nations Fund and specialized agency has listed its sustainable bond on the LSE market since the World Bank Group. IFAD

Wrapping up her second visit to the Horn of Africa country, the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Somalia highlighted the interlinkages of human rights and other developments in the country. UNSOM

With merely 13 months remaining until its first post-independence elections in South Sudan, UNMISS and partners hosted a political parties' forum on federalism to galvanize momentum in ongoing peace processes. UMNISS

Carrying on her regular engagements with the Federal Member States, UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia Catriona Laing, visited Puntland, where she met with its leadership, political actors and civil society. UNSOM

The power of art to inspire and transcend came under the spotlight at Somalia’s first-ever human rights art competition, aimed at raising awareness about human rights and fostering dialogue and debate on issues of importance to Somalis. UNSOM

Governments, international organizations, civil society, youth, and the private sector gathered in Vienna to mark the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention against Corruption. UNIS