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Following an Arria Formula meeting of the Security Council on the issue of protection of journalists, Ireland’s Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason said, “journalists are civilians, journalists are key to sustainable peace and to upholding democracy, and journalists should never, ever, ever, be the targets.” UNIFEED

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, is in Bangladesh for a five-day visit to discuss the needs of Rohingya refugees and support for the country that hosts them. UNHCR

The UN top political affairs official and two experts told the Security Council how new technologies are affecting the international peace and security situation and how the UN can respond to the situation. UNIFEED

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told health ministers on that although reported COVID-19 cases and deaths have declined significantly, it is not time yet for any country to lower its guard. WHO

The number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution has now crossed the staggering milestone of 100 million for the first time on record, propelled by the war in Ukraine and other deadly conflicts. UNHCR

The head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today called for greater funding for agriculture to ensure there’s available and accessible food in crisis situations, noting that conflict “remains the single greatest driver of hunger.” FAO

United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, model and actress Sabrina Dhowre Elba, visited Kenya recently to draw attention to the increasing threat that climate change, COVID-19, and the war in Ukraine are having on small-scale farmers’ productivity and livelihoods in Africa and around the world. IFAD

The number of children with severe wasting was rising even before war in Ukraine threatened to plunge the world deeper into a spiralling global food crisis - and it’s getting worse, UNICEF warned in a new Child Alert. UNICEF

Nearly 20 million people going hungry in Afghanistan, warns the UN World Food Programme. UNTV CH

Nearly 193 million people in the world are in acute food insecurity, an increase of 40 million people in one year, according to a new UN report. FAO