"ENVIRONMENT"

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO) Director General Qu Dongyu and the G20 Presidency, Italy's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luigi Di Maio, spoke after the G20 meetings held in Matera in Italy, highlighting needs and actions to eradicate hunger and poverty. G20 / RAI

The crash in international tourism due to the COVID-19 pandemic could cause a loss of more than (USD) 4 trillion to the global GDP last year and this year, according to a new UN report. UNIFEED

Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary A. DiCarlo told the Security Council that ongoing negotiations in Vienna “offer a critical opportunity for both the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran to return to the full and effective implementation” of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and of Security Council resolution 2231, stressing that it was “essential that all Member States promote a conducive environment and avoid any action that may have a negative impact on these ongoing diplomatic efforts, as well as on regional stability.” UNIFEED

UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said, “As advances in digital technologies continue to revolutionize human life, we must remain vigilant in our understanding of malicious use of such technologies that could imperil the security of future generations.” UNIFEED

A two-day workshop on judicial reforms supported by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) brought together members of South Sudan’s judiciary and legal fraternity in Juba. A critical element of the governance reforms stipulated in the Revitalized Agreement of 2018 is drafting a permanent constitution that would pave the way for elections in the world’s youngest nation. UNMISS

“An exceptional and dangerous heatwave is breaking in northwestern United States of America and western Canada,” where the all-time Canadian temperature record was broken twice within 24 hours, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported on Tuesday. UNTV CH

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is stepping up efforts to support the Government of South Sudan in trying to end conflict-related sexual violence. UNMISS

Ten years after the independence of South Sudan, the support of the international community to the country “remains as important today as the world’s youngest nation strives for peace, security, and prosperity for its citizens,” the UN top official in South Sudan told the Security Council today. UNIFEED

The Head of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), Helen La Lime, said it was imperative that local, parliamentary, as well as presidential elections take place as scheduled in the fall of this year and called on all Haitian stakeholders to “urgently set aside their differences, askew their narrow interests and work together to tackle the protracted political, structural and social issues that hinder the country's progress.” UNIFEED

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba said the COVID-19 pandemic and related response “has had startling consequences on children, including a spike in conflict-related sexual violence incidents, and yet survivors have been left out of response efforts.” UNIFEED