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The world faces an exponential increase in hunger fuelled by the climate crisis if urgent global action to help communities adapt to climatic shocks and stresses is ignored, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned ahead of World Food Day. WFP

Malian Prime Minister Choguel Maïga told the General Assembly’s General Debate that Mali and countries of the Sahel have for 10 years faced “a many-headed serpent of terrorism, violent extremism and instability,” and “in this difficult context, the people of Mali, following several months of popular upheavals, has chosen a different direction for our country.” UNIFEED

UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said that UN Peacekeeping Operations need Members States political engagement in supporting peace efforts, adding “it is important to advocate for more unity, for more engagement.” UNIFEED

A UN Spokesperson said, the UN mission in Mali (MINUSMA) “strongly condemned the barbaric attacks” perpetrated by elements of an unidentified armed group against the civilian population on Sunday (8 Aug), in the commune of Ouatagouna. UNIFEED

A UN Spokesperson said the UN Mission in Mali reported that on Wednesday, peacekeepers repelled two attacks targeting its patrols. The first took place in Kidal, and the second attack happened north of Douentza, in the Mopti Region. UNIFEED

The United Nations “strongly” condemned the attack on one of its Temporary Operating Bases in the Gao Region in Mali, leaving 15 peacekeepers from Germany injured, according to preliminary reports. UNIFEED

The United Nations top official in Mali told the Security Council that “the time has come for Malian leaders to rise above partisan politics and personal interests and work together in earnest to address the crisis in the interest of their country and its future.” UNIFEED

As G7 leaders meet from 11-13 June in the United Kingdom to discuss the recovery from the pandemic, global health agency Unitaid is calling for increased investment in research and development for treatments for COVID-19. UNITAID

Peacekeeping Chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said “this is a time of extreme challenges and danger for all Mali and the region,” expressing concern that the arrest Monday of President Bah N’Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane along with other leaders of the transitional government, “might further undermine jeopardize the joint efforts that we absolutely need to make to address those key challenges in Mali.” UNIFEED

A UN Spokesperson said, “the Secretary-General continues to follow the situation in Mali with concern and continues to be engaged.” UNIFEED