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United Nations spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York that “ongoing violence continues to kill civilians and force more people from their homes” in Sudan, while this year's appeal for Sudan remains “only 41 percent funded.” UNIFEED

A high-level United Nations delegation led by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ramanathan Balakrishnan, visited Western Equatoria to strengthen cooperation with state authorities in support of peace, the safe delivery of humanitarian assistance, and Ebola preparedness. UNMISS

After years of violence and displacement, communities in Tambura, Western Equatoria State, are experiencing a fragile calm. But the aftermath of insecurity and ongoing threat of renewed conflict continues to affect daily life, with limited access to farmland, healthcare and schools, shortages of basic supplies and lost livelihoods. UNMISS

For children and teachers in Yei River County, getting to school can be challenging and, at times, dangerous as insecurity along roads disrupts movement and access to essential services. For some students, the journey to school begins before dawn, when insecurity can still pose a serious risk. UNMISS

“Afghanistan remains the only country in the world where girls are banned from secondary and higher education,” the Security Council President told reporters, marking five years since the Taliban takeover. UNIFEED

Sudanese women about to give birth are losing their babies and sometimes their own lives because of a lack of specialist healthcare support, amid the ongoing war, UN humanitarians said today. UNTV CH / UNFPA

The communities hosting refugees in South Sudan are already severely food insecure. More than 7.8 million people across the country – more than half the population - are acutely food insecure, and 2.2 million children are acutely malnourished. WFP

The earthquake in Colombia has affected nearly 10,000 families - around 43,000 people - including children and adolescents in the city of Chocó. UNICEF is providing water, sanitation and hygiene supplies for thousands of people in Chocó, including family WASH kits, maternal care kits, menstrual hygiene kits and water storage tanks. UNICEF

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs facilitated two humanitarian convoys to front-line communities in the Kherson and Kharkiv regions of Ukraine, the United Nations said. UNIFEED

ltaf Musani, Director of Humanitarian and Disaster Management at the World Health Organization (WHO), said WHO's Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care had documented, “since 2018, more than 10,400 attacks in 29 countries and territories, resulting in approximately 5,700 deaths and 8,500 injuries.” UNTV CH