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UN Security Council: Situation in the MIddle East | Israel | Iran | United Nations



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Women’s leadership, impact & a few quick questions | Eritrea | Goals Lounge | United Nations



Nahla Valji, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Eritrea, joined us in the Goals Lounge for Women Rise for All: Country Perspectives and for a few quick-fire questions we’ve always wanted to ask. 🎬 Watch the full conversation on UN Web TV: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1cstz74k6


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Taking Forward the Promise of FFD4 - SDG Media Zone | United Nations



The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) was formally recognized for its catalytic role in development finance in the outcome document of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4). Building on this milestone, the discussion in the SDG Media Zone will spotlight how UNCDF is turning that commitment into action—showcasing partnerships and initiatives that mobilize investment, unlock potential, and advance sustainable development in underserved markets. Speakers: H.E. Dr. Agnes Mary Chimbiri-Molande, Permanent Representative to the UN, Malawi H.E. Ms. Kenyeh Barlay, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Government of Sierra Leone Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, Executive Secretary, UN Capital Development Fund Moderator: Elissa Miolene, Global Development Reporter, Devex


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Trump and Israel go to WAR AGAINST IRAN (this is a nightmare)


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International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) Report



The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) said international cooperation under the drug control conventions remains vital to protecting global health and reducing the social and economic harms of illicit drugs. Using real-time data-sharing tools that prevented the diversion of three tons of a fentanyl precursor last year, States are strengthening efforts to counter synthetic drug threats while safeguarding legitimate trade.


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Central African Republic: Milestone in consolidation of peace process - Briefing | United Nations



Briefing by Valentine Rugwabiza, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), on the situation in the Central African Republic. “On 28th December 2025, the Central African Republic reached an important milestone in the consolidation of the peace process and state authority,” the UN’s top official in the country told the Security Council, pointing to nationwide elections as a sign of political progress. Valentine Rugwabiza, head of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), said the combined presidential, legislative, regional and municipal polls marked a historic moment. “These elections, which included the first municipal polls which were held since 1988, represented the most extensive electoral operations ever undertaken in the Central African Republic,” she said. Rugwabiza described the vote as the result of joint work by the Central African Government and MINUSCA. She said, “the mission conducted good offices and provided both technical, logistical, operational and security support. The good offices of the mission helped foster inclusivity in the electoral process. Including positive developments for parity with women, representing more than 47 percent of the voters and 45 percent of the candidates in the municipal elections.” However, she cautioned that security challenges persist. “Ongoing attacks by attacking militia targeting civilians and local authorities remain a concern,” she said, noting that 21 voting centres could not open on the election day.


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Trump gives the longest "State of the Union" address in recent history






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Somalia: 'Humanitarian Situation has significantly worsened' - Press Conference | United Nations



UN agencies warned the humanitarian situation in Somalia has “significantly worsened”, citing the latest food security report, “with 6.5 million people - a third of the population - facing crisis levels of hunger through March this year.” World Food Programme (WFP)’s Ross Smith and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s Rein Paulsen briefed reporters today (25 Feb) on the recently released Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) for Somalia. They both briefed via video links from Rome. The report was released on Tuesday (24 Feb). WFP’s Ross Smith said, “malnutrition is deepening, in 2026, we have over 1.8 million children under the age of five facing acute malnutrition, with half of these expected face severe malnutrition. And these are really alarming numbers for a country the size of Somalia.” Smith also highlighted the urgent need for funding WFP’s activities in Somalia. He said, “the lifesaving emergency food and nutrition assistance that we provide, the support from other partners will be forced to be cut to the most vulnerable and eventually will come to an end post April.” The WFP official continued, “Due to these critical funding shortfalls, our assistance WFP assistance has decreased from 64 districts to 42, leaving entire areas without food assistance. And we're currently only assisting just over 600,000 of the 6.5 million people facing crisis levels of hunger. This is down from 2.2 million people that we supported this time last year.” Smith pointed out that life saving nutrition services have also been slashed by more than half. He said, “from over 400,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under five receiving support to just about 100,000 in January of this year.” He added, “cash transfers have been significantly reduced, and this is critical to mention because there are many places where access is limited and where markets are still functioning and cash transfers are the only option for support in Somalia.” For his part, FAO’s Rein Paulsen highlighted the drought in the country is having a “devastating” effect on agriculture. He explained, “concretely, this means widespread crops and livestock losses in addition to large scale displacements of people. And when reference was made to two rainy seasons that were misses, just to put that in number terms, when it comes to food production, the last main cereal harvest was 83 per cent lower than the long term average, between 1995 and 2025.” Paulsen also said, “what's unfolding in Somalia now needs to be and should be understood primarily as a rural crisis, not exclusively, but primarily.” He explained that two thirds of the drought hotspots, 19 of the 30 hotspots identified in this IPC analysis are in rural areas in the country. For FAO activities, it needs 85 million US dollars to support a million of the most vulnerable, high risk, underserved rural people at the moment, Paulsen said, adding “to date, we have just six million US dollars to respond, so we are really running on fumes.”


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UN Security Council: Situation in the MIddle East | Israel | Iran | United Nations

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