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UN spokesperson summarizes global crises: Yemen detentions, Gaza aid limits, Ukraine damage and Madagascar cyclone response
Summary
A UN spokesperson outlined updates on multiple international crises including arbitrary detention of UN personnel in Yemen and an 18 million-people food-insecurity figure; constrained humanitarian access in Gaza and monitored movements through Rafah; attacks that damaged Ukraine's energy and water services; and Cyclone Ghazani's death and displacement toll in Madagascar and a $3 million CERF allocation.
A United Nations spokesperson provided a round-up of international developments, stressing humanitarian needs, detainee concerns and operational constraints across several crises.
On Yemen, the spokesperson said the Security Council heard a briefing from Special Envoy Hans Gruenberg (as named in the transcript) that underscored "the need for an inclusive political process under UN auspices" to reach a negotiated settlement. The spokesperson added that "73 UN personnel along with civil society members and individuals linked to diplomatic missions remain arbitrarily detained," and noted that no investigation has been conducted into the death last year of a World Food Programme colleague while detained by the Houthis.
The briefing warned of a severe humanitarian toll: Lisa Dalton, identified in the transcript as director of financing and outreach at OCHA, reported that "over 18,000,000 people face acute food insecurity in Yemen." The spokesperson said UN agencies, donors and international NGOs will meet in Amman next week to refine aid delivery amid growing operational constraints and…
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