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The World Food Programme is launching Five Calls to Action to address today’s record-high humanitarian needs as leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the US, and UK prepare to meet, with ending conflict high on the agenda. WFP

Three quarters of the world’s population could be affected by droughts by 2050, according to the United Nations. Annual rainfall in some areas of Mauritania has dropped to a quarter of levels recorded 30 years ago. IFAD

General Assembly elects Environmental Sustainability Director Csaba Kőrösi of Hungary President of seventy-seventh session, selects Main Committee Bureaus.

General Assembly elects Environmental Sustainability Director Csaba Kőrösi of Hungary President of seventy-seventh session, selects Main Committee Bureaus.

General Assembly pays tribute to President Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan, ‘wise, visionary’ leader of United Arab Emirates.

Economic and Social Council nominates experts, fills multiple vacancies for 16 subsidiary bodies.

The Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Ghada Fathi Waly said, “maritime insecurity, illicit flows, and linkages between transnational organized crime and terrorism all represent major obstacles to achieving peace, security and development in West Africa and the Sahel." She reiterated, "we must encourage political will and increased international support to strengthen comprehensive and cooperative crime responses.” UNIFEED

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

2374 Committee Chair outlines work overseeing Mali sanctions, major technological advancement with use of virtual simultaneous interpretation.

At a press conference on Saturday concluding a 3-day visit to Niger, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, discussed the myriad of significant human rights challenges that the people of Niger have been grappling with, directly with the authorities, civil society, and other actors. OHCHR