Cambodia

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Vladanka Andreeva of North Macedonia as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Cambodia, with the host Government’s approval. She took up her post on 10 January.

In Venezuela, the Pan American Health Organization, the World Health Organization’s regional arm, has received a shipment of 40 metric tons of essential medical and dialysis materials from the Government of Brazil, the first instalment of a package totalling up to 300 metric tons.

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

A new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme warns that acute food insecurity is deepening in 16 hunger hotspots, which threatens to drive millions more into famine or risk of famine. Of highest concern are Haiti, Mali, Palestine, South Sudan, Sudan and Yemen.

A new report from the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), titled “At Risk and Underfunded”, warns that sweeping aid cuts are jeopardizing the organizations essential to ending violence against women and girls.

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

The World Food Programme and United Nations Children’s Fund warned today that, according to data in the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Alert, Gaza faces the grave risk of famine, as food consumption and nutrition indicators have reached their worst levels since the conflict began.

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: