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United States Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that Artificial intelligence has “enormous potential to shape our economies, society, and the world for the better,” and that “we must ensure these benefits extend across the globe to countries at all levels of development.” UNIFEED

The number of children who died before their fifth birthday has reached a historic low, dropping to 4.9 million in 2022, according to the latest estimates released today by the United Nations Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). UNICEF

WTO members concluded the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi on 2 March with the adoption of a Ministerial Declaration setting out a forward-looking, reform agenda for the organization. WTO

In a four-day meeting organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization in Colombo, Sri Lanka, ministers from across Asia and the Pacific are discussing challenges such as how to harness the potential of a dynamic region in transforming the ways in which food is produced and distributed globally, while also tackling persistent problems like hunger and poverty. FAO

The newly appointed deputy chief of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Anita Kiki Gbeho visited Renk, a main entry point in the country for returnees and refugees escaping the crisis in Sudan. UNMISS

The convergence of disruptions in the Red Sea and other seaborne routes key to food transportation such as the Black Sea and the Panama Canal is a concern, says Maximo Torero, Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), underscoring the importance of the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) in enhancing transparency and policy coordination to reduce volatility in world food markets. FAO

At a Mogadishu ceremony, a group of University for Peace graduates from Somalia and elsewhere were today encouraged to put their educational achievements at the service of solving their countries’ – and the world’s – problems. UNSOM

The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

Agriculture can play a central role in climate action while ensuring global food security, said Kaveh Zahedi, head of climate division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). His comments came as 2023 was confirmed to be the warmest year on record. FAO

The work of the United Nations remained vital in 2023, a year that was marked by humanitarian crises fuelled by conflicts, natural disasters and the devastating effects of climate change. UNIFEED / FILE