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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said that two-thirds of unvaccinated children live in fragile countries or those affected by conflict. Between 2010 and 2016, Syria saw the sharpest decline in vaccinated children, with coverage falling by 38 percentage points over this period. Second is Ukraine where coverage decreased by 33 percentage points. UNICEF

Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth is projected to reach 3.1 percent in 2018, and to average 3.6 percent in 2019–20, says Africa’s Pulse, a bi-annual analysis of the state of African economies conducted by the World Bank, released today. WORLD BANK

Speaking at a Security Council meeting on sexual violence in conflict, the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, said “gender-based discrimination is the invisible driver of most crimes of sexual violence,” adding that “the lower a woman’s status -- in terms of health, wealth and education -- the greater is her vulnerability and exposure to harm.” UNIFEED

United Nations (UN) launched a major international funding appeal to help the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) amid warnings of a growing humanitarian crisis in the country. UNTV CH

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said one month after a series of earthquakes hit Papua New Guinea, children are still in shock and suffering significant trauma and stress which could have negative consequences to their long-term well-being. UNICEF

UN human rights expert called for “immediate international assistance” on human rights violations in Kasai region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). OHCHR / FILE

Launching a new report, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today warned that food crises continue to strike, and acute hunger intensifies due to conflict and climate change. FAO

Around 124 million people in 51 countries faced food insecurity in 2017 -11 million more people than the year before — according to a new Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report. FAO

Following his visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last week, the Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, briefed the Security Council on the situation of the 4.5 million people displaced in the DRC. UNIFEED / FILE

The World Food Programme (WFP) reported that in three conflict-affected northeastern states of Nigeria the situation for extremely vulnerable families, while still very fragile, has improved in the past six months due to sustained humanitarian assistance. WFP, however, remains concerned about the situation for families in areas that humanitarian assistance remains inaccessible due to insecurity. WFP