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Instant Alert 8 June 2022

Terrorist groups ‘exploiting power vacuums’, UN chief warns While the number of deaths from terrorism has declined, the overall threat is far from over, particularly in Africa, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in New York on Wednesday.  Read more

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Daily Wrap 8 June 2022

Act now to end food, energy and finance crisis, Guterres urges world leaders Ripple effects from the war in Ukraine have generated a severe cost-of-living crisis which no country or community can escape, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday at a press conference to launch the latest report on the conflict’s impacts on food security, energy, and financing.  Read more » Economic Development ‘Great progress’ being made bringing Da’esh/ISIL terrorists to justice, Security Council hears Crimes committed by the Da’esh terror network in Iraq constitute some of the “most gruesome acts we have seen in recent history”, the UN Special Advisor reminded the Security Council on Wednesday.   Read more » Peace and Security Terrorist groups ‘exploiting power vacuums’, UN chief warns While the number of deaths from terrorism has declined, the overall threat is far from over, particularly in Africa, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in New York on Wednesday.  Read more » Law and Crime Prevention Monkeypox becoming established in non-endemic countries warns Tedros; calls for more testing, vaccines to end COVID pandemic The World Health Organization (WHO) chief said on Wednesday that monkeypox infections in non-endemic countries have passed the 1,000 mark and the risk of it becoming established in some is “real”. Read more » Health Ukraine: WFP teams up with Uber, in boost for pinpoint aid deliveries If you’re a Ukrainian living in a hard-to-reach part of a city under fire, the chances of the UN being able to get lifesaving aid to you and your family are improving, thanks to an innovative partnership announced on Wednesday, between the UN World Food Programme (WFP), and global transportation platform, Uber. Read more » Humanitarian Aid ‘Revitalize our seas’ UN chief urges on World Oceans Day Ensuring a healthy and productive ocean that serves the whole planet, is a “collective responsibility” that can only be fulfilled by working together, the UN chief told an celebratory event marking World Oceans Day on Wednesday. Read more » Climate and Environment Food exports must keep flowing worldwide, FAO chief urges As part of ongoing international efforts to address growing concerns over global food security linked to the war in Ukraine, a top UN official on Wednesday urged countries not to slap restrictions on the export of foodstuffs that are in such short supply elsewhere. Read more » Peace and Security