Humanitarian officials are seriously concerned about the rapidly deteriorating food security situation in southern and eastern Madagascar, where more than 1.3 million people face severe hunger. The third drought in a row is compounding the effects of COVID-19 and the extremely limited access to essential services.
Guinea-Bissau
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Unwavering international support is crucial to maintain the fragile stability achieved in Guinea-Bissau, officials told the Security Council today, warning of escalating political tensions and a looming “financial cliff” after the United Nations longstanding peace operation departs on 31 December.
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan reported today that its engineering troops, together with local youth, are repairing flood-damaged levees in Jonglei state, already saving Bor’s main market and hospital from being submerged by flooding, which has so far displaced an estimated 135,000 people in the area.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Christoph Heusgen (Germany):
The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for UN Secretary General António Guterres:
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Wu Haitao (China):
In north-east Nigeria, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that 7.9 million people — more than 1 out of every 2 people in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States — need aid in 2020. With an upsurge in attacks in the area over the past year, aid agencies have been forced to scale down their work.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
The Security Council decided today to extend the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) until 31 December as it continues its phased drawdown, and to review in six months’ time the sanctions regime it imposed in 2012.