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“Reducing food loss and waste represents a triple win opportunity with immediate positive impact on food security, climate benefits, and increased availability of nutritious food while improving the overall sustainability of agrifood systems,” QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said. FAO

The UN chief António Guterres urged governments, businesses, civil society, young people and activists to “think big and be ambitious,” reiterating that “this is the time for transformation — with all hands on deck. Let’s get the SDGs back on track.” UNIFEED

Addressing a youth event to celebrate the International Day of Peace, United Nations Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas said, “peace and sustainable development are inextricably linked. You cannot have one without the other. And you cannot have either without the participation of everyone.” UNIFEED

The UN chief António Guterres said, “Education represents a pathway to a better future for every person, and a more peaceful world. We can — and must — protect education from attack.” UNIFEED

Briefing the Security Council, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, said, “Peacekeeping is not a magic wand to help a country return to stability, but with the support of a unified international community, political processes, and peace agreements have been successfully implemented.” UNIFEED

The head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, said, “The crisis in the Sahel is the sum of complex circumstances, and its resolution requires concrete, realistic and long-term support from the region and beyond, in order to achieve lasting peace.” UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres called on all political actors in Sierra Leone and their supporters “to adhere to the 25 May presidential candidates’ peace pledge, and to contribute to the holding of transparent, credible and peaceful elections,” his spokesperson said. UNIFEED

Algeria, Guyana, Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia were elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council following a vote in the General Assembly and will join premier body for maintaining international peace and security, starting in January, serving for a two-year period. UNIFEED

Marking the International Day of Living Together in Peace, Ambassadors from Timor Leste and Sierra Leone discussed their countries recent experiences. UNIFEED

The General Assembly adopted by consensus its annual resolution on breaking the link between armed conflict and the illicit trade of rough diamonds. UNIFEED