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The first-ever Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation will be hosted in Rome by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from 25 to 27 September 2023. FAO

Increasing violence from armed conflict and intercommunal clashes which have left entire villages burned to the ground in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) along with rampant sexual violence and a cholera outbreak are devastating the lives of millions of people, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. UNTV CH

More than 500 people, including several members of the national parliament, gathered in Terekeka County’s Freedom Square to renew their commitment to peace ahead of elections scheduled for December 2024. They did so under the galvanizing rallying cry of “Peace Begins with Me”. UNMISS

The United Nations, the Governments of the Arab Republic of Egypt, the State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the European Union and the African Union convened a High-level Ministerial side event on the margins of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly to Support the Humanitarian Response in Sudan and the Region. UNIFEED

On the sidelines of the SDG Summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, “Ukraine will never give up its role as a guarantor of global food security.” UNIFEED

As UN humanitarian responders continue their work in the worst-hit areas of Derna after two dams collapsed upstream of the coastal city of Derna, the magnitude of the disaster continues to unfold, they said. UNTV CH

Ongoing conflict in Sudan has overwhelmed health facilities in the country due to shortages of staff, lifesaving medicine and critical equipment, exacerbating current outbreaks and causing unnecessary deaths. UNHCR

Speaking on the sideline of the SDG Summit in New York, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said that too often, the lack of further investments in refugees “condemns them and their host communities to misery, setting back the development agenda.” UNIFEED

Press briefing by Georgette Gagnon, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, on the situation in the country.

Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Georgette Denise Gagnon described that what she saw during her visit to Derna “defies comprehension,” adding that parts of the city were “barely recognizable, and people have either left or died.” UNIFEED