"FOOD SYSTEMS"

Briefing journalists today in New York, Michael Fakhri, Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, said, “in the last two years, there's been a global consensus that everyone must transform their system, and the food crisis is only getting worse.” UNIFEED

559 million children are currently exposed to high heatwave frequency, according to new research from UNICEF. Further, 624 million children are exposed to one of three other high heat measures - high heatwave duration, high heatwave severity or extreme high temperatures. UNICEF

Despite pandemic, climate crises, global goals in social protection, education still within reach, Economic and Social Council President tells General Assembly.

World Food Day 2022 called to leave no one behind comes at critical juncture for global food security. Pope Francis, United Nations Secretary-General and Italy’s President joined other leaders in urging renewed efforts to tackle hunger and malnutrition. FAO

Amid widespread food insecurity due to conflict, humanitarian Coordinator Martin Griffiths told the Security Council that “famine will happen in Somalia,” and added that “it will not be the only place either.” UNIFEED

Preventing conflict most effective way to prevent famine, senior officials stress, warning Security Council millions of people ‘are marching towards starvation’.

With less than eight years remaining to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the President of the UN General Assembly convened a ‘Moment for Nature’ debate to examine the interconnected environmental threats hampering efforts to achieve sustainable development.

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 76th Session of the General Assembly.

Scaling up climate resilience across food systems is among the actions needed to counter rising hunger and malnutrition, UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid said at a special meeting to address the global food crisis.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the media on Ukraine, following talks in Istanbul.