As delivered Thank you, Ambassador Baeriswyl, for your introduction. This year’s ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment is an exceptionally important session as the Ambassador said or three specific reasons: First, the continued unprecedented challenges unleashed by the pandemic; second, the scale and complexity of the ongoing issues, such as protracted conflict and the climate crisis, which […]
Day: June 23, 2021
Food Systems at Risk: Transformative Adaptation for Long-Term Food Security
Food security, people, climate. These three words are inextricably linked; changes to one will inevitably affect the others. As climate change threatens food-producing regions, what changes are needed to feed a growing population? How can we shift food systems to better adapt to the changing climate? More explicitly, how can policymakers help hundreds of millions […]
We Must Act United Against Female Genital Mutilation, High Commissioner for Human Rights Tells Human Rights Council
MORNING Council Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health The Human Rights Council this morning held a high-level panel discussion on the multisectoral prevention of and response to female genital mutilation. It also started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to health. Michelle Bachelet, United Nations […]
UNHCR Regional Update #17: Ethiopia Situation (Tigray Region), 17 May – 14 June 2021
Key Developments ETHIOPIA ▪ The United Nations has issued various warnings about the alarming levels of food insecurity and malnutrition in the Tigray region including a joint statement from WFP, FAO and UNICEF on 10 June. ▪ A UN press briefing on 2 June noted that humanitarian partners “are gradually scaling up the response but […]
ICRC facilitates medical evacuation of wounded people from Togoga village in Tigray
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) helped facilitate medical evacuation of wounded people by the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) from Togoga village, in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. The operation was conducted in coordination with all relevant parties. The wounded were transported in ERCS ambulances and are now receiving medical treatment in Ayder Referral […]
Statement by Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ramesh Rajasingham, on Tigray
I am deeply disturbed by reports of bombing yesterday that killed and wounded civilians in a market in Togoga, Tigray. I am equally alarmed by reports of armed forces blocking roads and preventing ambulances from evacuating the wounded for medical treatment. I extend my sincere condolences to the victims’ families and community. All parties to […]