"AFGHANISTAN"

United States ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said her country believes its priorities “are not just American priorities, they are global priorities,” adding that next week “must be a moment to strengthen alliances and partnerships.” UNIFEED

UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said that UN Peacekeeping Operations need Members States political engagement in supporting peace efforts, adding “it is important to advocate for more unity, for more engagement.” UNIFEED

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

The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution to renew the current mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for the next six months, thus allowing time for consideration of a rapidly unfolding situation on the ground before making changes to the mission’s mandate. UNIFEED

The IMF’s $650 billion Special Drawing Rights allocation is a historic decision that’s seen as ‘a shot in the arm for the global economy’ at a time of unprecedented crisis, Fund spokesman Gerry Rice said in a press briefing in Washington DC on Thursday. IMF

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, visited Afghanistan where he met with interim government officials, as well as UN staff and NGO partners that have stayed through the crisis to deliver humanitarian support for hundreds of thousands of people. UNHCR

The World Health Organization (WHO)’s Logistics Hub in Dubai has completed its single largest shipment yet, airlifting 85 metric tonnes of life-saving health supplies to Ethiopia on Friday. WHO

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

“The clock is very much ticking,” for Afghan farmers to start planting wheat, a crop “simply indispensable in food security terms,” the FAO’s Emergencies and Resilience Director Rein Paulsen said on Tuesday, urging support for the Afghanistan’s agriculture sector. UNIFEED

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