ADDIS ABABA / GUTERRES AU SUMMIT PRESSER

Addressing the African Union Summit Secretary-General António Guterres said, “No more exploitation. No more plundering. The people of Africa must benefit from the resources of Africa.” UN ECA

Some 10 days after tropical cyclone Fytia brought heavy rains and flooding to Madagascar, cyclone Gezani has left the island’s main port in ruins, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said. UNTV CH / WFP

OCHA spokesperson in Gaza Olga Cherevko welcomed the partial reopening of the Rafah crossing, reiterating, “it needs to be a fully functioning humanitarian corridor, which means that supplies must be able to enter, the commercial sector must be able to operate through it, the movement of people in both directions must be enabled.” UNTV CH / FILE

UN Human Rights spokesperson Marta Hurtado voiced concerns about the severe impacts on human rights of the socio-economic crisis in Cuba in a recorded statement in Spanish. OHCHR

UN Human Rights spokesperson Marta Hurtado said, “We are extremely worried about Cuba’s deepening socio-economic crisis – amid a decades-long financial and trade embargo, extreme weather events, and the recent U.S. measures restricting oil shipments.” OHCHR / UNTV CH

The Bahamas Pine Islands Project funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) aims to boost sustainable harvesting of forest resources such as Cascarilla in the southern Bahamas – and, in turn, increase financial profit - by improving sound landscape management practices, from regulatory to local levels. UNEP

Deputy Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria Claudio Cordone welcomed the 30 January ceasefire, and comprehensive agreement was announced by the Syrian Government and the Syrian Democratic Forces and called for its “full and swift implementation.” UNIFEED

According to a UN spokesperson, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan called for involved parties to cease hostilities immediately and reminds all armed actors of their obligations to protect civilians as well as civilian infrastructure. UNIFEED

The number of children in Haiti recruited and used by armed groups has skyrocketed by an estimated 200 percent in 2025. More than 1.4 million people are internally displaced, over half of them children facing overlapping crises, including armed violence, natural disasters, and extreme poverty. These conditions have fueled the growth of armed groups, increasingly forcing children into recruitment. UNICEF

The three Kordofan states remain a hotspot area with significant displacement. Since late October 2025, over 88,000 people have fled the region. The region now hosts more than one million internally displaced people across the three states. Some displaced families from Kordofan have reached Gedaref State, where they are receiving shelter, nutrition support, and health services at UNICEF-supported reception centres. UNICEF