"FERTILIZERS"

To help vulnerable farmers get through the worst drought in forty years, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has so far supported more than 138 300 households (comprising 691 500 people) in just the Somali region of Ethiopia with life-sustaining supplies and by the end of 2022 will have assisted a total of 1.5 million households in need (7.5 million people) across the entire country. FAO

The measure of changes in world food commodity prices remained largely steady in November, with declining international prices of cereals, meat and dairy products offsetting increasing quotations for vegetable oils and sugar, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday. UNIFEED

The first shipment of Russian fertilizer left Terneuzen, Netherlands on a WFP-chartered vessel Monday. The shipment is destined for Malawi via Mozambique, with a series of shipments of fertilizer destined for a number of other countries on the African continent in the coming months. UNTV CH via Uralchem

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

South Sudanese refugee fights deforestation in Uganda by planting trees. UNHCR

Senior official condemns Russian Federation’s missile strikes against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, as Security Council holds emergency meeting on attacks.

The 9th Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) adopted a Declaration in Fez, Morocco stressing the central role of education, and women as mediators and peacemakers. UNIFEED

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today a disbursement of US$ 88.327 million (SDR 69.40 million) to Malawi under the new Food Shock Window of the Rapid Credit Facility. IMF

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

A “breakthrough” has been made on the distribution of hundreds of thousands of tonnes of Russian-made fertiliser blocked in European ports that are vital to avoid a global food insecurity crisis next year, a senior Un official said on Friday. UNTV CH