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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

On Women’s Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres launched the UN System-Wide Gender Equality Acceleration Plan to place women and girls at the center of global initiatives. UNIFEED

Speaking at the International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly, General Assembly President Dennis Francis said, “a mere 33 percent of the world's researchers are women, this distressingly low figure is identical to the income gap across the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, where women earn about 33 percent less than their male counterparts, a disparity grossly exacerbated for women of color.” UNIFEED

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

Ahead of COP 28, taking place in Dubai, during the month of November the Secretary-General António Guterres travelled to Nepal and to the Antarctic to highlight the devastating effects of climate change on glaciers and ice shelves. UNIFEED / FILE

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

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

Transforming the way we produce, distribute and consume food offers a unique opportunity to curb greenhouse emissions, but investments are urgent to scale up the solutions available, says Kaveh Zahedi, head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations climate division, ahead of the most important climate summit of the year, the forthcoming 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28). FAO