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World leaders gathered at the UN High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development in New York to present solutions to unlock better financing and tackle the divide that has emerged between developed and developing countries. UNIFEED

A green transition could create 8.4 million jobs for young people by 2030 according to a report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) that is being highlighted on International Youth Day. Green jobs are described as jobs that contribute to preserving or restoring the environment. IFAD

Travelling in the Mesopotamian marshes near Chibayish in southern Iraq, the waterways are lined by lush green reeds. But step onto land and the change is dramatic. No longer marshland but land scarred by years of drought. The heat is overwhelming with the midday temperatures reaching 50°C. OHCHR

South Sudan is simultaneously drowning and drying as the climate crisis tightens its grip. A unique combination of catastrophic floods and devastating drought are driving hunger to unprecedented levels as access to food is pushed out of reach of families who were previously able to feed themselves. WFP

Among a fourth consecutive year of widespread flooding in Unity State, in South Sudan, a community cut off from food, trade, and medical supplies for over two years was recently visited by a riverine patrol of peacekeepers from Mongolia serving with The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). UNMISS

A complex maritime salvage effort started in the Red Sea off the coast of war-torn Yemen to transfer one million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker to a replacement vessel. UNTV CH

Around 2000 participants from over 160 countries, including over 20 Heads of State and Government, will attend the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment at the FAO headquarters in Rome on 24-26 July. FAO

Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, according to a new United Nations report. FAO

The Head of United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Nicholas Haysom visited riverine islands in Tereleka where the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is running livelihood skills programmes for the local communities. UNMISS

UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for greater action to protect oceans in his message to mark World Oceans Day. UNIFEED