"FOOD SECURITY"

Marking a decade of independence, South Sudan faces slow progress, lingering violence, Secretary-General’s Special Representative tells Security Council.

Informal comments to the media by Christine Schraner Burgener, Special Envoy for Myanmar, on the situation in the region.

UN Special Envoy for Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener urged the Security Council to “speak in unity” as half the population is expected to live under the poverty line by next year in the situation continues. UNIFEED

The impact of conflicts old and new, climate shocks and COVID-19 in addition to a lack of funding have left 41 million people on the verge of famine, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. UNIFEED

With the recognition of an unprecedented humanitarian crisis and more than 34 million people already facing emergency levels of food insecurity, the world leaders urgently addressed the problem at the G7 summit last weekend and endorsed a Famine Prevention Compact. UNTV CH

The General Assembly holds a high-level dialogue to assess the progress made in the fight against desertification, land degradation and drought, and map the way forward in view of the end of the UN Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification.

The General Assembly holds a high-level dialogue to assess the progress made in the fight against desertification, land degradation and drought, and map the way forward in view of the end of the UN Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification.

UNICEF, WFP and WHO are extremely concerned about the situation in Tigray region where the risk of famine is imminent, unless food, livelihood assistance and other life-saving intervention continue to be scaled, unimpeded access is guaranteed, and hostilities cease. UNTV CH

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in co-operation with the Italian Presidency of the G20, opened Rome's first garden dedicated to the concept of sustainable development. The "G20 Green Garden" is being billed as a space where recreation and the embrace of nature meet education on themes of global import. FAO