In the lead up to the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), Forecasting Healthy Futures hosted an online panel discussion today with climate and health experts in the Latin American and Caribbean region, in follow-up to the recent Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week (LACCW) 2023 in Panama City.



![Deputy SRSG / Humanitarian Coordinator Toby Lanzer visited Bentiu over the weekend with Ambassador Robert van den Dool [Netherlands] and Ambassador Ian Hughes [UK]. The delegation toured the POC site and met with IDP leadership, women's groups, and religious leaders, as well as Wash Cluster Partners and humanitarian partners, to assess humanitarian needs and plan solutions.
ÒThousands of IDPs continue to live in dire conditions at the UNMISS base in Unity State capital Bentiu because of a persistent threat outsideÓ, Lanzer said on Sunday.
The POC site, which houses over 40,000 displaced persons, sprung up to shelter civilians seeking shelter from armed conflict, and has seen significant flooding during the rainy season, due to the fact that is located on a flood plain. UNMISS is working with humanitarian partners and others to improve conditions in both the short and long terms. DSRSG Lanzer visits Bentiu with Dutch and British Ambassadors](https://forecastinghealthyfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/freshizer/2c797dffc9b9160c723abf2c5a66a476_15448606896_6642290282_o-scaled-e1705518014764-1440-c-90.jpg)


