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The Head of the UN Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), Babacar Gaye, spoke to the Security Council and he said that the country had seen progress in the political process with the Bangui Forum, as well as an improvement in the security situation, although that remains fragile.
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, otherwise known as UNRWA, has warned in a report to the Secretary-General that unless $101 million is secured by the middle of August, the Agency’s financial crisis may force it to suspend some education services.
The Secretary-General met in Washington with US President Barack Obama and said that they discussed Syria, Yemen and South Sudan.
Our colleagues at the World Food Programme (WFP) said they are working to deliver food to more than 200,000 people in the most flood-affected parts of Myanmar.
The Emergency Relief Coordinator for the UN, Stephen O’Brien, announced today the release of $70 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund – otherwise known as CERF — for chronically underfunded aid operations to help millions of people forced from their homes by violence and instability.
The Afghan conflict has taken a toll on civilians in the first six months of 2015.
Colleagues at UNICEF [United Nations Children’s Fund] and WHO [World Health Organization] have asked us to announce that they are supporting a new vaccination campaign launched today in Kiribati to protect children from a potentially killer virus.
I have asked to offer some more details and clarification to the UN’s support to the Government and people in Sri Lanka.
