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United Nations agencies are calling for urgent action to protect the most vulnerable children in the 15 countries hardest hit by an unprecedented food and nutrition crisis. WHO

From the war in Ukraine to the response in health crisis and providing life-saving humanitarian aid, the work of the United Nations remained vital in a year marked by multiple overlapping crises. UNIFEED

Heightened financing, women and youth participation vital for peace efforts, speakers tell Economic and Social Council, Peacebuilding Commission.

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

World Food Day 2022 called to leave no one behind comes at critical juncture for global food security. Pope Francis, United Nations Secretary-General and Italy’s President joined other leaders in urging renewed efforts to tackle hunger and malnutrition. FAO

Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Simon Stiell said, “climate change does not respect borders and boundaries, it does not respect political election cycles,” but it does impact the lives of people globally. UNIFEED / FILE

Amid widespread food insecurity due to conflict, humanitarian Coordinator Martin Griffiths told the Security Council that “famine will happen in Somalia,” and added that “it will not be the only place either.” UNIFEED

Preventing conflict most effective way to prevent famine, senior officials stress, warning Security Council millions of people ‘are marching towards starvation’.

The UN World Food Programme is expanding assistance in the Horn of Africa as levels of hunger soar after back-to-back droughts and the threat of famine looms. WFP

The head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today called for greater funding for agriculture to ensure there’s available and accessible food in crisis situations, noting that conflict “remains the single greatest driver of hunger.” FAO