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Addressing graduating students at the Seton Hall University in Newark, New Jersey, the United Nations’ Secretary-General told them to not “work for climate-wreckers” and instead use their talents to “drive us towards a renewable future.” SETON HALL UNIVERSITY

UN Humanitarian Affairs chief Martin Griffiths said, “the situation in Al Hol is a disgrace,” and called once again on all member states involved to “take urgent action to fulfill their responsibility to repatriate their citizens through all available routes.” UNIFEED

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

Secretary-General António Guterres told Security Council members that when they “fail to reach consensus, hungry people pay a high price.” UNIFEED

Secretary-General, António Guterres, said, “there is no effective solution” to the current global food crisis “without reintegrating Ukraine’s food production, as well as the food and fertilizer produced by Russia and Belarus, into world markets -- despite the war.” UNIFEED

The war in Ukraine has upended the fragile economic recovery from the pandemic, triggering a devastating humanitarian crisis in Europe, increasing food and commodity prices and globally exacerbating inflationary pressures, according to the latest United Nations forecast. UNIFEED

Records in four out of seven key climate indicators were broken last year, UN climate scientists said on Wednesday, as the UN Secretary-General renewed his call for governments everywhere to end their reliance on fossil fuels “before we incinerate our only home.” UNTV CH

A UN Official for Disarmament Affairs told the Security Council that the United Nations is still not aware of any biological weapons programmes in Ukraine. UNIFEED

A special session of the UN Human Rights Council met on Thursday in Geneva, prompted by increasing concern over atrocities against civilians linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. UNTV CH

A top United Nations official told the Security Council that “the Secretary-General strongly condemns the DPRK’s continued development of missiles using ballistic missile technology. Such actions are clear violations of relevant Security Council resolutions and contribute to increasing tensions in the region and beyond.” UNIFEED