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Abandoning Afghanistan now, amid humanitarian crisis, would be ‘historic mistake’, Special Representative tells Security Council.

New findings indicate the food crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) shows little sign of abating, and could worsen in the coming months without scaled-up assistance, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warned today. WFP

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

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the Central Equatoria State government, and the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) organized a workshop bringing together all stakeholders to transparently discuss strategic priorities aimed at resolving some of the critical challenges—socio-economic and political—within the state. UNMISS

In his address to the second United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the “door is closing for action on climate, nature and pollution,” and stressed the need to “decarbonize all means of transport, in order to get to net-zero emissions by 2050 globally.” UNIFEED

Mixed security picture in Colombia ahead of peace agreement’s fifth anniversary, senior officials, civil society leaders tell Security Council.

The three-day UN Sustainable Transport Conference examines how transportation can contribute to climate response, economic growth and sustainable development.

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

UN Humanitarian coordinator in Myanmar Andrew Kirkwood told reporters, “The people of Myanmar are really in the event of a severe crisis at the moment no matter how one defines that term.” UNIFEED

The event marks the formal submission of the report of the High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement to the UN Secretary-General by the co-chairs of the panel, concluding an 18-month process that the Panel undertook following its appointment by the SG last year.