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The head of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said at the COP28 in Dubai, “What we need to do is to re-imagine globalization.” UNIFEED

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on the world “to work side-by-side with persons with disabilities to design and deliver solutions based on equal rights in every country and community.” UNIFEED

Marking the recent United Nations Day, the UN top officials in Somalia reaffirmed their support for the Somali government and people as the country continues with its state- and peacebuilding efforts. UNSOM

Celebrations marking this year’s World Food Day began at Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters in Rome, Italy, with the focus on water’s critical role in underpinning our food security and on how we can better manage and not take for granted this precious and finite resource. FAO

Sub-Saharan Africa's growth is expected to fall to 3.3 percent from 4 percent last year, but will rebound to 4 percent next year, according to Abebe Aemro Selassie, IMF's Director of the African Department, ahead of the release of the Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa report in Marrakech, Morocco. IMF

UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif said, “I am deeply concerned by the continued and widespread deterioration of the human rights situation in Haiti and its impact on the region.” UNTV CH

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng said, “Taiwan has been an inalienable part of China's territory since ancient times. No one, no force should ever underestimate the firm resolve, strong will and the power of the Chinese people to safeguard their sovereignty and territorial integrity.” UNIFEED

Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), “the one framework that no one argues but everyone can see themselves in,” are “good for people, good for the planet that we live on.” UNIFEED

The cost of inaction in addressing South Sudan’s complex food, climate, and insecurity crises will be felt in the loss of lives, livelihoods and futures for millions of people across the young nation, the heads of three United Nations agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday, as they wrapped up a three-day visit to the country. FAO / IFAD / WFP

Somalia-Somaliland dialogue, the conflict in Laascaanood, economic development and human rights were among the topics covered in a top United Nations official’s recent visit to Hargeisa – in addition to local progress and development. UNSOM