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According to the World Trade Organization, world trade is expected to lose momentum in the second half of 2022 and remain subdued in 2023 as multiple shocks weigh on the global economy. WTO

The world’s financial leaders are set to meet in Washington, DC next week for the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings. IMF

The United Nations, along with its partners, has provided critical support to more than half a million people since the start of the war in Ukraine, a UN Spokesperson said. UNIFEED

The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) urges advanced economies to change course in their monetary and fiscal policies to avert global recession. UNTV CH

On recent leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, Navid Hanif told Security Council, “any attack on critical civilian infrastructure, including energy infrastructure, would be unacceptable. This incident must not be allowed to further increase tensions or deepen divisions in an already tense regional context.” UNIFEED

Russia vetoed a Security Council resolution introduced by the United States and Albania condemning the country’s proclaimed annexation of parts of Ukraine. UNIFEED

UN humanitarians said on Friday that at its 2-month mark, around 5 ½ million tons of grain and other foodstuffs were moved under the Black Sea Grain Initiative on about 255 ships from three key Ukrainian ports to their final destinations worldwide. UNTV CH

“Without peace we will not achieve Zero Hunger and the Sustainable Development Goals,” Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said at the Agriculture Ministers Meeting of the G20 held this week in Bali, Indonesia. FAO

Two months since the Black Sea Grain Initiative kicked into action to help release desperately needed grain and fertilizer from ports in Ukraine and Russia, confidence is returning among global distributors as exports ramp up, UN humanitarians said on Thursday. UNTV CH

For many Tunisians, shortages of essential foods, fuel and key farming products linked to the war in Ukraine have tested them to the limit. UNTV CH