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The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Qu Dongyu, today told hundreds of delegates in FAO’s Plenary Hall that there was an acute need for renewed investment to end hunger and malnutrition by 2030, as envisaged under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). FAO / RAI

In a statement issued today, UNICEF hails Bhutan’s successful completion of full COVID-19 vaccinations for 90 per cent of the eligible population. UNICEF

The global economy is growing but widening gaps between advanced economies and many emerging market and developing economies are a concern the International Monetary Fund said in its latest update of the World Economic Outlook on Tuesday. IMF

Addressing a General Assembly meeting on the observance of the annual Nelson Mandela International Day, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said it was “our individual responsibility to follow Madiba’s example of humility, of forgiveness and compassion, while advocating for democracy and peace throughout the world.” UNIFEED

The Government of Italy has made an additional (USD) 2 million contribution to fund the Productive Sectors Development Programme (PSDP) that seeks to boost job creation, access to economic opportunities for women and youth, development and strengthen governance to boost economic growth in Somalia. UNSOM

UN chief António Guterres said, “Let us renew our determination to build a strong, sustainable and inclusive recovery from the pandemic, and to take decisive action together to defeat the climate crisis and keep the promise of the 2030 Agenda.” UNIFEED

After addressing the opening of the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), the President of the Economic and Social Council, Munir Akram, said the COVID-19 pandemic “has exposed the inequalities among and within nations,” and the global north and south “are diverging even further” in the response and recovery efforts. UNIFEED

Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council that Ethiopia is at a critical juncture, “the ceasefire announcement provides an opportunity that all parties to the conflict, including the TPLF, must seize and build upon.” She urged “the TDF to endorse the ceasefire immediately and completely.” UNIFEED

The IMF announced today that the United States economic growth is expected to be around seven percent in 2021 and around five percent in 2022 in a press briefing led by the IMF’s managing director Kristalina Georgieva and the United States mission chief Nigel Chalk. IMF

UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said, “As advances in digital technologies continue to revolutionize human life, we must remain vigilant in our understanding of malicious use of such technologies that could imperil the security of future generations.” UNIFEED