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According to the World Trade Organization, world trade is expected to lose momentum in the second half of 2022 and remain subdued in 2023 as multiple shocks weigh on the global economy. WTO

Schools and slowing getting back to normal after the lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic, but globally, refugees lag behind other children in school enrolment. Koat Reath, a South Sudanese refugee teacher in Ethiopia, is doing his part to make sure children in refugee camps get an education. UNHCR

The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) urges advanced economies to change course in their monetary and fiscal policies to avert global recession. UNTV CH

UN humanitarians said on Friday that at its 2-month mark, around 5 ½ million tons of grain and other foodstuffs were moved under the Black Sea Grain Initiative on about 255 ships from three key Ukrainian ports to their final destinations worldwide. UNTV CH

“Without peace we will not achieve Zero Hunger and the Sustainable Development Goals,” Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said at the Agriculture Ministers Meeting of the G20 held this week in Bali, Indonesia. FAO

Ahead of elections, peacekeeping mission drawdown in Democratic Republic of the Congo, security situation still dire, Special Representative tells Security Council.

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

Two months since the Black Sea Grain Initiative kicked into action to help release desperately needed grain and fertilizer from ports in Ukraine and Russia, confidence is returning among global distributors as exports ramp up, UN humanitarians said on Thursday. UNTV CH

For many Tunisians, shortages of essential foods, fuel and key farming products linked to the war in Ukraine have tested them to the limit. UNTV CH

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