UN News Daily Wrap-Up

Population and Development Commission: ‘Perfect Storm’ of crises take shape

 

DAILY WRAP 25 April 2022 UN News/Shirin Yaseen Middle East: ‘No justification’ for terrorism or violence against civilians, Security Council hears  Recent violence in the occupied West Bank and terror attacks in Israel have killed and injured scores of civilians, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process updated the Security Council on Monday. Peace and Security © UNDP/Borja Lopetegui Gonzalez Population and Development Commission: ‘Perfect Storm’ of crises take shape Against the backdrop of shifting population demographics, conflicts, post-pandemic shocks and climate change, the developing world is on the brink of a “perfect storm” of debt, food and energy crises, experts warned the Commission on Population and Development on Monday. Economic Development UN/Tanzania Development financing crucial to get global economy back on track The global economy is under severe stress and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are in “need of urgent rescue”, the deputy UN chief told the Financing for Development Forum on Monday. SDGs UN Photo/Manuel Elías Extractive projects cause irreparable harm to indigenous cultures, languages, lives, speakers tell Permanent Forum The explosive growth of extractive operations around the world often plays out on indigenous people’s lands without their consent, causing irreparable harm to their livelihoods, cultures, languages and lives, speakers told the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on Monday, as it opened its 2022 session amid calls to respect their free, prior and informed consent on the existential decisions uprooting their communities. SDGs UNDP Ukraine/Oleksandr Ratushnia Humanitarians seek $2.25 billion for Ukraine response Humanitarians have launched a renewed appeal for war-ravaged Ukraine that calls for $2.25 billion to provide assistance and protection to nearly nine million people, the UN announced on Monday.  Humanitarian Aid © UNICEF/Mark Naftalin Working towards a malaria-free world Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the past year has seen “significant breakthroughs in malaria prevention and control”, a senior official of the UN health agency said on Monday, World Malaria Day. Health UN Ethiopia/Getachew Dibaba ‘This is the worst drought in forty years’: Millions of Ethiopians at risk from failed rains Ethiopia’s eastern Somali Region has been hit by three consecutive below-average rainy seasons, worsening the already deteriorating humanitarian situation for around 3.5 million people, more than half the local population. Humanitarian Aid © UNICEF/UN0234655/Modola UN condemns ‘horrific’ surge of violence in South Sudan Additional peacekeepers have been deployed to Leer county, South Sudan, following a surge of violence, including rapes, gang rapes, beheadings, burning civilians alive, and attacks on humanitarians, the UN Mission in the country, UNMISS, reported on Monday.  Peace and Security © UNICEF/Sayed Bidel UN human rights experts urge United States to ease Afghanistan assets freeze Alarmed by the critical humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, independent UN human rights experts called, on Monday, for the United States to end its freeze on Afghanistan’s foreign assets. Human Rights Unsplash/Swapnil Bapat UN rights office calls for Singapore stay of execution for Malaysia nationals  In Singapore, the UN rights office, OHCHR, called on Monday for a stay of execution for two Malaysian nationals accused of drug offences.  Human Rights © WFP/Marwa Awad Interview: ‘Era-defining’ war in Ukraine impacts WFP operations in South Sudan Nearly eight million people in South Sudan are facing severe levels of food insecurity at a time when the cost of staple items and fuel have shot up due to supply chain disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine, the World Food Programme (WFP) has reported.   Humanitarian Aid Coronavirus Portal & News Updates Readers can find information and guidance on the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) from the UN, World Health Organization and UN agencies here. For daily news updates from UN News, click here.