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The head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today called for greater funding for agriculture to ensure there’s available and accessible food in crisis situations, noting that conflict “remains the single greatest driver of hunger.” FAO

The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, said that his country is facing “a real threat of food insecurity, water insecurity and energy insecurity that has obviously been exacerbated by recent geopolitical development. UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres told Security Council members that when they “fail to reach consensus, hungry people pay a high price.” UNIFEED

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

The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa told the Security Council that terrorism and insecurity continue to spread in the Sahel, devastating the lives of millions of people. UNIFEED

Amid alarm over Mali’s withdrawal from regional security architecture, top peace official briefs Security Council on challenges to ending terrorism in Sahel.

The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, said that the truce in the country, that started on 2 April, has already had "a considerable positive impact on the daily lives of the many Yemenis." UNIFEED

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

Iraq’s people still awaiting political class capable of addressing critical domestic challenges, top official tells Security Council.

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