"FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION - FAO"

Concluding humanitarian affairs segment, Economic and Social Council adopts text on increasing coordination of United Nations emergency humanitarian assistance.

Concluding humanitarian affairs segment, Economic and Social Council adopts text on increasing coordination of United Nations emergency humanitarian assistance.

Reaching people in times of conflict, strengthening international law focus, as Economic and Social Council continues its humanitarian affairs segment.

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Director-General , Qu Dongyu, urged countries in the Mediterranean to work together to mitigate food security risks that have been further exacerbated by the war in Ukraine. FAO

A fourth consecutive failed rainy season, skyrocketing prices, and an underfunded humanitarian response have resulted in a 160 percent increase in people facing catastrophic levels of starvation and disease in Somalia. UNTV CH

The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO’s) Chief Economist, Maximo Torero, expressed concerns that if countrries don't have “significant access to fertilizers” this year, in 2023 yields will go down, which could mean “an increase of around 18 million more people chronically undernourished.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Maximo Torero, FAO's Chief Economist, on the FAO Food Price Index.

The threat of starvation looms in East Africa after four failed rainy seasons, warned meteorological organizations together with humanitarian partners predicting that the situation is set to worsen due to forecasts of an unprecedented fifth poor rainy season between October and December. UNTV CH

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.