A 5G communications antenna in Geneva, 5 April 2019. (Keystone/Martial Trezzini)

📡UN decries hike in satellite navigation system interference. The International Telecommunications Union, the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Maritime Organization urged countries to protect the GPS and other systems from jamming as geopolitical tensions rise.

⚽UN official backs call for Fifa action on gender oppression in Afghanistan. Richard Bennett, the UN special rapporteur on Afghanistan, urged the global football body to stand in solidarity with the female athletes who seek recognition from the national federation to compete in World Cup qualifying competitions.

💸Funding shortages may halt global child malnutrition programs, World Food Programme warns. The organisation called for $1.4 billion in urgent funding after aid cuts by the Trump administration halved its budget.

🇸🇾Syria is at a crossroads: It can return to violence or transition to peace, says UN envoy. Geir Pedersen told the UN Security Council that the country needed its leadership to take the “right decisions” and international support.