United Nations staff report that, despite recent improvements in humanitarian access, the situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray remains alarming, with conflict in some areas restricting humanitarian movement and response.  Insecurity in Tigray’s east zone last week reportedly impacted the movement of more than 20 relief trucks.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for International Girls in ICT Day 2021, observed on 22 April:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for International Mother Earth Day, observed on 22 April:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Malaria Day, observed on 25 April:

The United Nations team in Timor-Leste, led by Roy Trivedy, the Resident Coordinator, is supporting local authorities following floods that have impacted Díli and other parts of the country.  The Government says there have been more than 30 deaths and over 13,500 people are living in evacuation sites.

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that shelling yesterday damaged a power line near a main lift pumping station of the South Donbas Waterway in eastern Ukraine.  It interrupted safe water supply for 1.1 million people in 50 nearby settlements on both sides of the “contact line”.

The United Nations will observe World Autism Awareness Day (2 April) with a global virtual event on the theme “Inclusion in the Workplace:  Challenges and Opportunities in a Post-Pandemic World”.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, observed on 6 April:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Health Day, observed on 7 April:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, observed on 4 April: