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UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region Huang Xia highlighted to the Security Council the necessity to “sustainably build on these accomplishments while firmly addressing the challenges that persist” in the region. UNIFEED

Football legend Didier Drogba was today announced as the World Health Organization's Goodwill Ambassador for Sport and Health. Drogba, from Côte d’Ivoire, will support WHO to promote the Organization’s guidance on the benefits of physical activity and other healthy lifestyles, and highlight the value of sports, particularly for youth. WHO

Continued attacks by illegal armed groups in Central African Republic thwarting progress towards implementing peace agreement, Special Representative tells Security Council.

Failure in delivering aid for Yemenis ‘the worst international response to a humanitarian crisis’, civil society briefer tells Security Council.

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.

The IMF’s Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announced in her virtual press briefing on the Global Policy Agenda that more uncertainty in supply chain disruptions and inflation prospects, along with elevated debt levels and a persistent economic divergence are what lies ahead. IMF

In 2019 Kenya saw the worst Desert Locust invasion of the last 70 years. Crops and pastures were hit by the ravenous pest putting at risk food security and nutrition of thousands of people in the country. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) quickly intervened to support the Government of Kenya’s response on survey and control measures. FAO

Addressing root causes of conflict vital for sustaining peace as COVID-19 reverses peacebuilding gains, facilitates intolerance, speakers warn Security Council.

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the South Sudan Democratic Monitoring and Engagement Observation Programme jointly hosted a workshop in the capital city, Juba, to discuss a cogent topic: People’s participation in the national budget process to enhance public ownership of national resources thereby boosting delivery of much-needed services for all communities. UNMISS