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Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock said, “starvation as a method of warfare is prohibited, as is the destruction of objects that are indispensable to civilians’ survival,” but “the problem is that too many people don’t comply with the law.” UNIFEED

The United Nations, Project Everyone and 72 Films today announced the upcoming release of “Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times,” a first of its kind film to be broadcast globally. UNIFEED

UNHCR’s Representative in Greece, Philippe Leclerc, stressed that burning a camp “is not a solution” and said, “There is despair but in no way can we justify violence.” UNHCR

Marking the International Day of Peace, Secretary-General António Guterres said, “it can take decades, even centuries, to build peaceful, stable societies. But peace can be squandered in an instant by reckless, divisive policies and approaches.” UNIFEED

“From the Sahel and Lake Chad region to war zones around the globe, millions are suffering on the frontlines of environmental degradation, climate change and conflict,” ICRC President, Peter Maurer told the Security Council in a session dedicated to the humanitarian effects of environmental degradation on peace and security. UNIFEED

Emily, a 16-year-old refugee from Venezuela, is a top student in her new home in Ecuador. Her grades have allowed her to be chosen to be the Representative of the Student Council in her school. UNHCR

Marking World Patient Safety Day, the World Health Organization released a ‘Health Worker Safety Charter’ calling on governments and healthcare leaders to take action to better protect health workers and patients. WHO

Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock told the Security Council that “reports from inside Syria continue to point to a much broader spread of COVID-19 that the number of confirmed cases, which is currently about 3,600.” UNIFEED

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said some 11,000 asylum-seekers and refugees are still sleeping rough after devastating fires levelled Greece’s Moria camp on Lesvos island last week. The Agency said it is supporting the Greek-led response by setting up temporary shelter and providing relief items to a vulnerable and exposed population, including thousands of children. UNHCR

The future COVID-19 vaccine “must be seen as a global public good,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, calling for “a vaccine to be affordable and available to all – a people’s vaccine.” UNIFEED