"FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE"

Laying out his priorities for 2022, Secretary-General António Guterres told the General Assembly that “we face a five-alarm global fire that requires the full mobilization of all countries,” referring to the raging COVID-19 pandemic, a morally bankrupt global financial system, the climate crisis, lawlessness in cyberspace, and diminished peace and security. UNIFEED

A decade after civil conflict erupted in Mali, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the country, El-Ghassim Wane, told the Security Council that “every effort” should be made to resolve current challenges linked to the transition process, as “a protracted impasse will make it much harder to find a consensual way out.” UNIFEED

With support, refugees in Cote d’Ivoire are starting to rebuild businesses affected by the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. UNHCR

Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 2615 (2021), enabling provision of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan as country faces economic crisis.

UN Special Representative for Somalia, James Swan told the Security Council that to ensure the elections process continues to advance in the country, "constant effort by all parties involved, and continued leadership by the signatories of the 27 May Agreement" will be needed. UNIFEED

A high-level delegation made up by Somali government ministers as well as United Nations officials visited displaced Somalis sheltering in besieged town of Xudur, some 350 kilometers north of capital Mogadishu, to assess the humanitarian needs of the population. UNSOM

“If we ignore the challenges and needs of rural people in the world’s poorest countries, our attempts to create more equitable and sustainable food systems are doomed to fail,” said the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) ahead of the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit that begins in Rome on Monday. IFAD

The IMF confirmed on Thursday in Washington, DC that discussions took place in recent days between IMF staff and Tunisian authorities regarding their economic reform program. IMF

Amid promising developments in Afghan peace talk, relentless increase of violence putting future progress at risk, Special Representative warns Security Council.

Adopting resolution 2551 (2020) by 13 votes in favour, 2 abstentions, Security Council extends mandate for expert panel on Somalia, renews partial lifting of arms embargo.