"HUNGER"

Inequality, migration, climate change threatening development gains, speakers say, as Economic and Social Council opens Development Cooperation Forum at 28th plenary meeting.

Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

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

Conflict has increased food insecurity in the Near East and to reverse this situation it is crucial to strengthen the resilience of poor, rural communities, including through social protection systems, said today the Director-General of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) José Graziano da Silva. FAO

On World Water Day in 2018, the United Nations launched the Water Action Decade to accelerate efforts towards meeting water-related challenges. Water is critical for sustainable development and the eradication of poverty and hunger

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

FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today urged governments in the Asia and Pacific region to sharpen their focus on achieving Zero Hunger, and to do so by reducing rural poverty and adapting the agricultural sectors to climate change. FAO

United States ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said her country was "determined to see the monster who dropped chemical weapons on the Syrian people held to account.” UNIFEED