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This year’s Humanitarian Response Plan requires more than $900 million to support 3.9 million people, but is funded only at 5 per cent or just $46 million.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-extra-field-block-node-press-links"> <div class="block-content"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--view-mode-content-list-item clearfix"> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--50-50"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-block-node-press-field-dated"> <div class="block-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-dated field--type-datetime field--label-hidden"> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><time datetime="2025-03-26T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">26 March 2025</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-block-node-press-field-display-title"> <div class="block-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-display-title field--type-string field--label-hidden"> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><h3><a href="/en/2025/db250326.doc.htm" hreflang="en">Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-block-node-press-body"> <div class="block-content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><p>The International Renewable Energy Agency, IRENA, today released new figures showing that renewables accounted for over 90 per cent of total power expansion globally in 2024. As in previous years, most of the increase occurred in Asia, with the greatest share being contributed by China. </p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-extra-field-block-node-press-links"> <div class="block-content"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--view-mode-content-list-item clearfix"> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--50-50"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-block-node-press-field-dated"> <div class="block-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-dated field--type-datetime field--label-hidden"> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><time datetime="2025-03-25T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">25 March 2025</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-block-node-press-field-display-title"> <div class="block-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-display-title field--type-string field--label-hidden"> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><h3><a href="/en/2025/db250325.doc.htm" hreflang="en">Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-block-node-press-body"> <div class="block-content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><p>In Ecuador, a UN team arrived on 24 March to support authorities to respond to the environmental emergency caused by a major oil spill. The spill in the Esmeraldas Province, in the country’s north-west, has contaminated key water sources, leaving half a million people without access to safe water and sanitation.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-extra-field-block-node-press-links"> <div class="block-content"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--view-mode-content-list-item clearfix"> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--50-50"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-block-node-press-field-dated"> <div class="block-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-dated field--type-datetime field--label-hidden"> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><time datetime="2025-03-24T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">24 March 2025</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-block-node-press-field-display-title"> <div class="block-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-display-title field--type-string field--label-hidden"> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><h3><a href="/en/2025/db250324.doc.htm" hreflang="en">Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-block-node-press-body"> <div class="block-content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><p>As the new school year starts today in Afghanistan, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that an additional 400,000 girls there are being deprived of their right to education, bringing the total number of girls without access to this essential right to 2.2 million.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-extra-field-block-node-press-links"> <div class="block-content"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--view-mode-content-list-item clearfix"> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--50-50"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-block-node-press-field-dated"> <div class="block-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-dated field--type-datetime field--label-hidden"> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><time datetime="2025-03-21T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">21 March 2025</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-block-node-press-field-display-title"> <div class="block-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-display-title field--type-string field--label-hidden"> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><h3><a href="/en/2025/db250321.doc.htm" hreflang="en">Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-block-node-press-body"> <div class="block-content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><p>In Sudan, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has condemned in the strongest terms the looting of vital humanitarian supplies from Al Bashair Hospital in Jabal Awlia in Khartoum. These supplies are intended to support malnourished children and provide critical healthcare to mothers and newborns.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-extra-field-block-node-press-links"> <div class="block-content"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--view-mode-content-list-item clearfix"> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--50-50"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-block-node-press-field-dated"> <div class="block-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-dated field--type-datetime field--label-hidden"> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><time datetime="2025-03-20T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">20 March 2025</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-block-node-press-field-display-title"> <div class="block-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-display-title field--type-string field--label-hidden"> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><h3><a href="/en/2025/db250320.doc.htm" hreflang="en">Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-block-node-press-body"> <div class="block-content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><p>In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warns that a surge in violence in Ituri province is harming civilians and hindering relief efforts.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-extra-field-block-node-press-links"> <div class="block-content"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--view-mode-content-list-item clearfix"> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--50-50"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-block-node-press-field-dated"> <div class="block-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-dated field--type-datetime field--label-hidden"> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><time datetime="2025-03-19T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">19 March 2025</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-block-node-press-field-display-title"> <div class="block-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-display-title field--type-string field--label-hidden"> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><h3><a href="/en/2025/db250319.doc.htm" hreflang="en">Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-block-node-press-body"> <div class="block-content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><p>The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released a report today stating that human-induced climate change reached new heights in 2024, with some consequences irreversible over hundreds — if not thousands — of years. The report also noted that 2024 was the warmest year in the 175-year observational record.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-extra-field-block-node-press-links"> <div class="block-content"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--view-mode-content-list-item clearfix"> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--50-50"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-block-node-press-field-dated"> <div class="block-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-dated field--type-datetime field--label-hidden"> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><time datetime="2025-03-18T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">18 March 2025</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-block-node-press-field-display-title"> <div class="block-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-display-title field--type-string field--label-hidden"> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><h3><a href="/en/2025/db250318.doc.htm" hreflang="en">Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-block-node-press-body"> <div class="block-content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><p>In Syria, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and its partners continue to deliver aid across the country. This includes restoring water supplies, providing food and nutrition assistance, distributing winter aid and supporting vulnerable mothers and children.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-extra-field-block-node-press-links"> <div class="block-content"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--view-mode-content-list-item clearfix"> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--50-50"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-block-node-press-field-dated"> <div class="block-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-dated field--type-datetime field--label-hidden"> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><time datetime="2025-03-17T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">17 March 2025</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-block-node-press-field-display-title"> <div class="block-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-display-title field--type-string field--label-hidden"> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><h3><a href="/en/2025/db250317.doc.htm" hreflang="en">Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-block-node-press-body"> <div class="block-content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><p>In Ukraine, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that, today and over the weekend, attacks have caused dozens of civilian casualties, including among children. 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