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A large-scale locusts outbreak across eight provinces in North and Northeast Afghanistan poses enormous threat to the country’s food security, warns the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. FAO

New agenda sets sail with bold action as UN Water Conference closes. UNIFEED

Peruvian Minister of Housing, Construction and Sanitation called world leaders to “get out comfort zone, roll up our sleeves, put on our boots and lead the political, social, cultural and economic transformation that we need to face enormous challenges that our peoples demand in particular with the drinking water and sanitation agenda.” UNIFEED

“In Kenya, I walked beside women and girls as they risked their lives each day to fetch water. And closer to here, just last week, I ran through California San Joaquin Valley, listening to farmers explained the threat to their crops, livelihoods and communities of what is now a 23-year drought,” ultramarathon runner said at the 2023 Water Conference’s Interactive Dialogue. UNIFEED

“We need to mobilize 3.1 billion US dollars in the coming five years to be successful to reach 100 percent coverage of early warning services. Now only half of our 193 country members have such services in place and we have also major gaps in the basic observing systems,” said Professor Petteri Taalas, WMO’s Secretary-General. UNIFEED

“I run because I want to show the sense of urgency that we have in front of us. I run because I want to go to the frontlines of this crisis,” said Mina Guli. She completed her 200th marathon in 1 year for water on March 22nd – World Water Day and the start of the UN Water Conference in New York. UNIFEED

UN calls for game-changing action to stem global water crisis. UNIFEED

The 2023 UN Water Conference, co-hosted by the Netherlands and Tajikistan, brings stakeholders from all sectors together at the UN headquarters in New York from March 22 to 24. UNIFEED

United States Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield today announced that the United States is committing USD 49 billion “toward equitable climate resilient water and sanitation investments at home and around the globe.” UNIFEED

Ten percent of the global population currently lives in areas that are high or critical water stress. Up to 3.5 billion people live under conditions of water stress at least one month a year, a new UN report says. UNIFEED