Egypt

In Gaza, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warns that repeated waves of displacement — combined with overcrowding, insecurity, crumbling infrastructure, active hostilities and limited services — is worsening the humanitarian situation there, which is already catastrophic.

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, arrived in Cairo from Brussels on Friday night, 22 March.

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, arrived in Cairo from China early on Thursday morning, 19 October, as part of a humanitarian mission at a moment of profound crisis in the Middle East region.

In Gaza, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) reports that two more of its staff were confirmed killed, bringing to 16 the total number killed since 7 October. The Agency continues advocating at the highest levels for sustained, unhindered humanitarian access for fuel, food, water and medicine into Gaza.

In Libya, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that, five weeks after Storm Daniel brought catastrophic flooding to the country’s north-east, more than 43,000 people are still displaced.

The country team in Egypt is addressing food insecurity - worsened by disrupted grain exports from the Russian Federation and Ukraine – by supporting vulnerable groups through cash transfers, vouchers, and food distribution, and providing fertilizers, loans and training to improve livelihoods to some 4,600 smallholder farmers.

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh from New York in the afternoon of Sunday, 6 November.

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres flew from Bali to Sharm el-Sheikh, where he arrived on Thursday, 17 November.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today released its Adaptation Gap Report, which finds that global efforts in adaptation planning, financing and implementation are not keeping pace with the growing risks.

The Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) just completed a visit to Kidal, where he met with officials and other stakeholders. Discussions focused on means of improving cooperation and supporting the acceleration of the implementation of the Peace Agreement.