"UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT - UNCTAD"

Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged world leaders to include women on peacekeeping forces, adding “they're better able to build trust with communities they are protecting." UNIFEED

Noon Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Press Briefing on the launch of the World of Debt Report from the UN Global Crisis Response Group. (Virtually, from Geneva) Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and (in person, NY UNHQ) Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

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

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that almost half of humanity live in countries that spend more on debt interest payments than on education or health, it is “more than a systemic risk. It is a systemic failure.” UNIFEED

A lack of investment in less wealthy nations is a major obstacle to sustainable development, the UN’s trade and development body, UNCTAD, said on Wednesday. UNTV CH

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited Ukraine to discuss with President Zelenskyy the possible continuation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which will expire on 18 March. OCHA

A “breakthrough” has been made on the distribution of hundreds of thousands of tonnes of Russian-made fertiliser blocked in European ports that are vital to avoid a global food insecurity crisis next year, a senior Un official said on Friday. UNTV CH

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.