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Transforming the way we produce, distribute and consume food offers a unique opportunity to curb greenhouse emissions, but investments are urgent to scale up the solutions available, says Kaveh Zahedi, head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations climate division, ahead of the most important climate summit of the year, the forthcoming 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28). FAO

The UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region Huang Xia said that the humanitarian and security situation in the region has not improved and the risk of a direct confrontation between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda remains very real. UNIFEED

Ismahane Elouafi, Chief Scientist of the Food and Agriculture Organization, said that with the appropriate use of science, technology, and innovation, we can grow food sustainably with less environmental impact. FAO

The Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Bintou Keita, called on the Security Council “to express itself clearly on the recommendations set out in the 2 August report of the Secretary-General on the future of the MONUSCO.” MONUSCO

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame said his county “remains committed to working with partners, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to contribute to a durable solution.” UNIFEED

At the halfway mark towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), two-thirds of child-related indicators are off-pace to meet their targets, according to a new UNICEF report. UNICEF

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) has launched a new global report. “With this release, we also have hopeful optimism, and also a clarion call for urgency,” Assistant Secretary-General Angeli Achrekar said. UNIFEED

Marking the tenth anniversary of Malala Yousafzai’s iconic speech at the United Nations, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed joined the girl’s education advocate at a special event at the UN House in Nigeria. UNIC NIGERIA

A High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development started today in New York. The theme of the forum is “Accelerating the recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels”. UNIFEED

The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa told the Security Council that over the past three months, the security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has continued to deteriorate in Ituri and North Kivu. UNIFEED