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Secretary-General António Guterres told Security Council members that when they “fail to reach consensus, hungry people pay a high price.” UNIFEED

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

The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa told the Security Council that terrorism and insecurity continue to spread in the Sahel, devastating the lives of millions of people. UNIFEED

Amid alarm over Mali’s withdrawal from regional security architecture, top peace official briefs Security Council on challenges to ending terrorism in Sahel.

The number of children with severe wasting was rising even before war in Ukraine threatened to plunge the world deeper into a spiralling global food crisis - and it’s getting worse, UNICEF warned in a new Child Alert. UNICEF

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday he was deeply concerned about the risk of hunger becoming widespread because of the impact of the war in Ukraine on global food security. UNIS VIENNA

According to the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the drought and the war in Ukraine have devastating impacts on farmers in Somalia. IFAD

According to the United Nations Development Programme, a trifecta of the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the newly felt effects of the Russia-Ukraine war, and the climate-related challenges have severely impacted efforts to sustain peace and reduce poverty and inequality in the African continent. UNTV CH

A day after visiting Maiduguri, in embattled Borno State, Secretary-General António Guterres today (4 May) met with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja and said, “violence continues to cast the shadow of death over so many Nigerians,” but added that he “came out of Borno with the sense that Nigeria is able to defeat this threat.” UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres visited displaced people and refugees from Mali in Ouallam, Niger, to demonstrate his and the United Nations’ solidarity with those who have been driven from their homes. UNIFEED