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The first-ever Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation will be hosted in Rome by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from 25 to 27 September 2023. FAO

Jessica Alupo, Ugandan Vice President, said, “Uganda has been at the forefront of receiving large numbers of refugees from within the region and ranks as one of the top refugee hosting countries.” 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

A UN spokesperson said that this week peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) “have facilitated round two of the voluntary repatriation of 15 ex-combatants of the Lord’s Resistance Army and their families to Uganda”. UNIFEED

Speaking at the UN Food Systems Summit today the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Alvaro Lario said that urgent action Is needed to reverse the current damaging costs of unhealthy food systems. IFAD

At the commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute, the President of the International Criminal Court, Judge Piotr Hofmański, said, “In all our work, we seek to serve those who need justice the most – the victims.” UNIFEED

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) top official said, “conflict in Sudan is further exacerbating an already challenging health and hunger situation,” and it has “dramatically increased the number of people at highest risk of hunger – from 11.7 to 19.1 million people.” WHO

Climate, armed conflict, high food prices, and post-COVID-19 economic fall-out have caused record food insecurity in the Horn of Africa, with an estimated 60 million urgently needing help, UN humanitarian agencies warned. UNTV CH

The Head of United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Nicholas Haysom visited riverine islands in Tereleka where the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is running livelihood skills programmes for the local communities. UNMISS

The Head of the team tasked with investigating crimes committed by ISIL in Iraq told the Security Council that the commitment of the Iraqi Government in partnership with UNITAD, to advance the fight against impunity and seek justice "is stronger now than ever." UNIFEED