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The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees, better known as UNRWA, said today in a press release that the Ministerial Meeting that was held yesterday raised a remarkable $122 million for the agency. Kuwait, the European Union, Germany, Norway, France, Belgium and Ireland announced additional funding commitments.
The Secretary-General this morning spoke at the meeting of Pacific Islands Forum Leaders.
He noted the Pacific Islands are on the front line of climate change, which he sees as an absolute priority, adding that the region’s voices and experiences are pivotal.
In a statement issued last night, the Secretary-General expressed his sadness to learn of the loss of life in flooding caused by heavy seasonal rains in Nigeria.
Our humanitarian colleagues in Syria tell us that the military campaign against Da’esh in the northeastern rural Deir Ezzour area of the country has resulted in the displacement of 30,000 people since June.
The Deputy Secretary-General noted that with an increasingly globalized world, longer life expectancy, a rapidly changing climate and an increasing level of urbanization, the world is witnessing shifts that are increasing the burden of non-communicable diseases.
In a new report released today, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) say relentless conflict and insecurity throughout South Sudan’s annual lean season has pushed 6.1 million people - nearly 60 percent of the population – in extreme hunger.
Last night, the UN Climate Change Secretariat announced 15 recipients of the 2018 UN ‘Momentum for Change’ climate action award who will be recognized at the Climate Conference in Poland in December.
Today is the International Day for Universal Access to Information, which calls for ensuring public access to information and protection of fundamental freedoms.