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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

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein arrived Sunday in Ethiopia for a four-day official visit where he will meet with government officials and take part in a high-level dialogue with the African Union. OHCHR

Meeting residents of the world’s largest camp for Somali refugees, located in north-eastern Kenya, the top United Nations official for Somalia today expressed his solidarity with their situation and highlighted the gradual progress made in their home country. UNSOM

The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF today issued new ten-step guidance to increase support for breastfeeding in health facilities that provide maternity and newborn services. Breastfeeding all babies for the first two years would save the lives of more than 820,000 children under age 5 annually. UNIFEED / FILE

The United Kingdom Minister of State for the Armed Forces Mark Lancaster visited Somalia Monday, where he met with the leaders of the to the African Union Mission in Somalia. AMISOM

Dozens of youth hit the pavement in the Somali capital today, taking part in the city’s first mini-marathon in decades to mark the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. UNSOM

A top United Nations official in Somalia today said the impact of mines and remnants of war on lives in the country was “devastating.” UNSOM

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

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, praised the vital contribution of Somali women in promoting peace and holding families together during an event held today at Somali National University to mark International Women’s Day. UNSOM

The NGO Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict issued its recommendations for the Secretary-General’s 2018 Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict, calling for the inclusion of the state security forces in Myanmar, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Israel, and non-state armed groups in the Central African Republic, Mali, and South Sudan in the list of perpetrators. UNIFEED