"NATURAL RESOURCES"

The World Food Programme is launching Five Calls to Action to address today’s record-high humanitarian needs as leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the US, and UK prepare to meet, with ending conflict high on the agenda. WFP

Secretary-General urges ‘stepping up for sustainable solutions, robust funding for every crisis’, as Economic and Social Council opens humanitarian affairs segment.

Secretary-General urges ‘stepping up for sustainable solutions, robust funding for every crisis’, as Economic and Social Council opens humanitarian affairs segment.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Director-General , Qu Dongyu, urged countries in the Mediterranean to work together to mitigate food security risks that have been further exacerbated by the war in Ukraine. FAO

In presidential statement, Security Council welcomes positive developments In Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Aimed at familiarizing and raising awareness to highlight South Sudan’s potential to harness its natural resources, the aerial visit took the group to the eastern banks of the Nile towards Jonglei and Eastern Equatoria States. UNMISS

Urgent action needed to defuse violence in Democratic Republic of the Congo, senior officials tell Security Council, urging support for ongoing regional efforts.

The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa told the Security Council that terrorism and insecurity continue to spread in the Sahel, devastating the lives of millions of people. UNIFEED

Amid alarm over Mali’s withdrawal from regional security architecture, top peace official briefs Security Council on challenges to ending terrorism in Sahel.

Inaugurating the thirty-third session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe on Tuesday (10 May), the FAO’s Director-General Qu Dongyu said the war in Ukraine “is causing enormous human suffering and leaving production value chains and supply chains destroyed,” adding that the effects of war “are being felt across the global agrifood systems.” FAO