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Daily Wrap 16 June 2022

More than 100 million now forcibly displaced: UNHCR report A staggering 100 million people have now been forced to flee their homes globally, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Thursday, highlighting worldwide food insecurity, the climate crisis, war in Ukraine and other emergencies from Africa to Afghanistan as leading causes. Read more » Migrants and Refugees Haiti must remain at ‘forefront’ of international agenda, Security Council hears Amid the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Haiti, discussions about the country’s future governance remain deadlocked, UN Special Representative Helen La Lime said in a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday. Read more » Peace and Security Sudan: One-third of population faces acute food insecurity  One-third of Sudan’s population, or 15 million people, are facing acute food insecurity, according to a new assessment released on Thursday by the World Food Programme (WFP).  Read more » Humanitarian Aid Socio-economic meltdown leaves Lebanese ‘hanging on by a thread’ With livelihoods in tatters and hopes almost shattered, the Lebanese are “hanging on by a thread,” the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator said on Thursday, announcing the extension of the Emergency Response Plan (ERP) to address the rapidly deteriorating situation. Read more » Humanitarian Aid Amid ‘inhumane’ conditions, Bachelet urges Nicaragua to release all detainees The human rights situation in Nicaragua has continued to decline over the past three months, with detainees being held in appalling conditions, civic space shrinking, and an “unprecedented” rise in people fleeing the country, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday.  Read more » Human Rights Sri Lanka: WFP ramps up emergency support, beginning with pregnant mothers in need The World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday began distributing food vouchers to pregnant women in underserved districts of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, marking the start of the UN agency’s emergency response in the country, which is facing its gravest political and economic crisis since independence. Read more » Humanitarian Aid Urban warfare needs new curbs on explosive weapons, urge humanitarians A UN-partnered bid to address the use of explosive weapons in towns and cities took a further step forward on Thursday, as Member States prepared to gather in Geneva to examine a concrete new plan of action. Read more » Peace and Security

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