World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaking to the press, said there are almost 600 suspected Ebola cases and 139 suspected fatalities reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. He has released an additional $3.4 million from the Contingency Fund for Emergencies, bringing the total to $3.9 million.
In Uganda, the UN system has already repurposed $3.5 million in existing resources to support the Government-led response to contain the Ebola outbreak and stop its further spread. The World Health Organization is supporting greater surveillance, contact tracing, testing, clinical care and cross-border preparedness.
After 14 weeks of intensive negotiations under UN auspices in Amman, the parties to the conflict in Yemen agreed to release over 1,600 conflict-related detainees — the largest such release deal since the start of the conflict, and a profound relief for thousands of Yemenis enduring long, painful waits for family members.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
On the morning of Wednesday, 15 April, UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Washington, D.C., to participate in the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The World Food Programme (WFP) today called for support for Haiti as it issued a new report that shows that 5.8 million Haitians — 52 per cent of the population — continue to face acute food insecurity. WFP needs $332 million to maintain its crucial operations over the next 12 months.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) is monitoring the situation in the Pyla plateau, where peacekeepers have stepped up patrols and are maintaining a visible presence on the ground, following the observation of unauthorized entry by Turkish Cypriot security personnel into the United Nations buffer zone.
In the Occupied Palestinian Territory, a five-day vaccination campaign led by the Ministry of Health is under way supported by WHO, UNICEF, UNRWA, donors and partners, to vaccinate children under the age of three, including in hard-to-reach areas.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
