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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

World leaders gathered at the UN High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development in New York to present solutions to unlock better financing and tackle the divide that has emerged between developed and developing countries. UNIFEED

With 15 months remaining to the elections scheduled to end the transitional period in South Sudan, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the country, Nicholas Haysom, warned the Security Council that “time is of the essence”. UNIFEED

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) sounded the alarm on Tuesday about the “crisis of uncertainty” that is developing in Niger following last month's military takeover. UNTV CH

The fabric of society in southwest Pacific and beyond is “unravelling” because of the effects of our warming climate and weather-related disasters, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Friday. UNTV CH

During a Security Council briefing on the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said, “Human suffering of such scale and magnitude engenders instability, internally, and has wider implications.” UNIFEED

A green transition could create 8.4 million jobs for young people by 2030 according to a report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) that is being highlighted on International Youth Day. Green jobs are described as jobs that contribute to preserving or restoring the environment. IFAD

Travelling in the Mesopotamian marshes near Chibayish in southern Iraq, the waterways are lined by lush green reeds. But step onto land and the change is dramatic. No longer marshland but land scarred by years of drought. The heat is overwhelming with the midday temperatures reaching 50°C. OHCHR

With conflict and economic decline continuing across Sudan, UN humanitarians on Friday dubbed the country “one of the most food-insecure on the planet.” UNTV CH

Last week, the first humanitarian convoy to reach East Darfur, in Sudan, since the start of the conflict arrived in the state, after nine days on the road, a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED