"FOOD SHORTAGE"

UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for a “coalition of the world” to overcome divisions, provide hope in place of turmoil. UNIFEED

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

Report of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan - Security Council, 9129th Meeting

Famine is looming over parts of Somalia and lives of millions are at risk, United Nations warned, calling for immediate scale-up of assistance to devastated rural communities. FAO

Frederick Kenney, interim Coordinator for the UN at the Joint Coordination Centre for the Black Sea Initiative, said, “We are off with a very good start.” UNIFEED

A UN spokesperson said the Joint Coordination Centre of the Black Sea Grain Initiative authorized the departure of three vessels from Ukraine, two from the port of Chornomorsk and one from Odesa. UNIFEED

In Galmudug, the UN Special Representative for Somalia highlighted state-building, reconciliation, security, and famine prevention. UNSOM

The war in Ukraine has caused civilian casualties and destruction of civilian infrastructure, forcing people to flee their homes seeking safety, protection and assistance. Millions of refugees from Ukraine have crossed borders into neighbouring countries, and many more have been forced to move inside the country. UNHCR

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

“We cannot accept mass hunger and starvation in the twenty-first century,” UN Chief said, addressing the G7 Ministerial Conference on Global Food Security. UNIFEED