"MIGRATION"

Adopting political declaration, General Assembly pledges greater action to end human trafficking, warning COVID-19 pandemic has increased risk for vulnerable groups.

Adopting political declaration, General Assembly pledges greater action to end human trafficking, warning COVID-19 pandemic has increased risk for vulnerable groups.

As the Afghan people confront widespread drought, rural dislocation and economic upheaval, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is providing critical life-saving assistance to farmers and herders, but also urging far greater support for agricultural production to feed the Afghan people. FAO

Humanitarians in Afghanistan warned that “one in four pregnant women and one in two children are malnourished in the country, and half of all people do not know where their next meal is coming from,” according to a UN spokesperson. UNIFEED

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

Secretary-General António Guterres said exclusion and inequalities “have a devastating cost in terms of security” and are “a factor in the growing instability.” UNIFEED

UN humanitarians “are alarmed by the latest reports from the Belarus-Poland border,” amidst reports of a large group of migrants and refugees including women and children moving from Belarus towards the international border crossing with Poland, the UN spokesperson said on Tuesday. UNIFEED

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

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

Noon briefing by Eri Kaneko, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.