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UN Human Rights spokesperson Marta Hurtado said, “We are extremely worried about Cuba’s deepening socio-economic crisis – amid a decades-long financial and trade embargo, extreme weather events, and the recent U.S. measures restricting oil shipments.” OHCHR / UNTV CH

The Bahamas Pine Islands Project funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) aims to boost sustainable harvesting of forest resources such as Cascarilla in the southern Bahamas – and, in turn, increase financial profit - by improving sound landscape management practices, from regulatory to local levels. UNEP

OCHA spokesperson in Gaza Olga Cherevko welcomed the partial reopening of the Rafah crossing, reiterating, “it needs to be a fully functioning humanitarian corridor, which means that supplies must be able to enter, the commercial sector must be able to operate through it, the movement of people in both directions must be enabled.” UNTV CH / FILE

Some 10 days after tropical cyclone Fytia brought heavy rains and flooding to Madagascar, cyclone Gezani has left the island’s main port in ruins, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said. UNTV CH / WFP

The number of children in Haiti recruited and used by armed groups has skyrocketed by an estimated 200 percent in 2025. More than 1.4 million people are internally displaced, over half of them children facing overlapping crises, including armed violence, natural disasters, and extreme poverty. These conditions have fueled the growth of armed groups, increasingly forcing children into recruitment. UNICEF

The three Kordofan states remain a hotspot area with significant displacement. Since late October 2025, over 88,000 people have fled the region. The region now hosts more than one million internally displaced people across the three states. Some displaced families from Kordofan have reached Gedaref State, where they are receiving shelter, nutrition support, and health services at UNICEF-supported reception centres. UNICEF

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg said, “We have never given up on our detained staff, and we continue to pursue every avenue, at all levels, to resolve this issue.” UNIFEED

As the day dawns in South Sudan, the Radio Miraya team is already live on-air bringing news and views to audiences across the country. Operated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the radio network has the largest reach and is a critical tool for peacebuilding at a time of escalating conflict. UNMISS

The top UN official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) arrived today in Goma, in the first UN helicopter flight into the city in over a year. The visit is part of the Mission’s preparations to support ceasefire monitoring and verification mechanisms. MONUSCO

Le Représentant des États-Unis chargé de la gestion et de la réforme des Nations Unies, l'Ambassadeur Jeff Bartos, a effectué, du 05 au 08 février, une visite officielle en République centrafricaine dans le but d’évaluer de près les progrès réalisés par la MINUSCA dans la mise en œuvre de son mandat. MINUSCA