"DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS"

In Colombia to mark the fifth anniversary of the peace accord between the Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC-EP, Secretary-General António Guterres visited a small mountainside village where former combatants and civilians are living and working side-by-side. UNITED NATIONS COLOMBIA

Noon briefing by Eri Kaneko, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Security Council President says transparent elections critical for Mali, commends Niger’s ‘embrace of democracy’, in briefing on visiting mission.

Continued attacks by illegal armed groups in Central African Republic thwarting progress towards implementing peace agreement, Special Representative tells Security Council.

The Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General and the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support hold a high-level event which aims to discuss successes in the field, highlighting key examples and outlining a way forward.

Almost three years after the signing of the peace deal, South Sudan’s Transitional National Legislative Assembly has been reconstituted in a formal ceremony presided over by President Salva Kiir. UNMISS

World has money, skills, vaccines to create inclusive, healthy planet for all, global leaders say, as high-level political forum ministerial segment begins.

Panels seek ways to avoid global post-COVID recovery that leaves some behind, as Forum on Financing for Development continues.

Hunger in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua has increased almost fourfold over the past two years - from 2.2 million people in 2018 to close to 8 million people in 2021 – a result of the economic crisis caused by COVID-19 and years of extreme climate events. WFP

Ignoring Sahel region will have ‘disastrous implications’ for West Africa, peace operations chief warns Security Council.