"HUNGER"

With COVID-19 aggravating an already severe hunger crisis in Zimbabwe, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday appealed for an additional (USD) 250 million to support a rapidly expanding emergency operation for millions at-risk. UNIFEED

The relentless rise of hunger, struggling economies, deepening inequality and an active hurricane season are threatening the people of Latin America and the Caribbean and may have far-reaching consequences unless swift action is taken, warns the United Nations World Food Programme. WFP

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths said he continues to hope that the Joint Declaration negotiations will turn the tide towards peace in the country but warned of the risk that they “will slip away, and that Yemen will enter a new phase of prolonged escalation, of the uncontrolled spread of COVID-19, and of severe and threatening economic decline.” UNIFEED

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

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

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

In much of the world, “hunger remains deeply entrenched and is rising”, Secretary-General António Guterres said at the launch of this year’s major UN food security update, which highlights that over the past five years, tens of millions of people have joined the ranks of the chronically undernourished. UNIFEED

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “too many countries are headed in the wrong direction” in the fight against COVID-19 and stressed that “mixed messages from leaders are undermining the most critical ingredient of any response: trust.” WHO

An annual study by the United Nations has found that tens of millions have joined the ranks of the chronically undernourished over the past five years, and countries around the world continue to struggle with multiple forms of malnutrition. FAO

On a video message for the launch of policy brief on the impact of COVID-19 on Latin America and the Caribbean, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, “in a context of already gaping inequalities, high levels of informal labour and fragmented health services, the most vulnerable populations and individuals are once again being hit the hardest.” UNIFEED