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Somalia’s economic potential has been under the spotlight for the past two days at a gathering of Somali government, international partners, local entrepreneurs and foreign firms, with a goal of highlighting opportunities for business with international companies. UNSOM

The 21st session of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation opened on Tuesday to discuss issues like recovery from the pandemic, climate change and ongoing conflicts. UNIFEED

In August last year, Lieutenant-General Mohan Subramanian, deployed to South Sudan as Force Commander of UNMISS, leading more than 17,000 Blue Helmets in the world’s newest nation, as they work to protect civilians and usher in a lasting peace. Since taking on this difficult role, he’s faced several challenges head on. UNMISS

South Sudan has seen an influx in people arriving in the country to escape conflict in Sudan. At least 46,000 South Sudanese have gone back home to the country they once fled. UNHCR and partners are providing new arrivals with food, water, blankets, mats and buckets, as well as emergency medical treatment. UNHCR

Briefing the Security Council on the issue of Western weapons supplies to Ukraine, the Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Adedeji Ebo, said, “the provision of military assistance to the armed forces of Ukraine has continued,” while reportedly there have also been weapons transfers “to the Russian armed forces for use in Ukraine.” UNIFEED

The IMF warned of negative consequences to the global economy if US leadership is unable to resolve its political impasse over negotiations to extend the debt ceiling, spokesperson Julie Kozack told reporters Thursday in Washington, DC. IMF

A Spokesperson for Secretary-General António Guterres said the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) for the implementation of the Black Sea initiative “has not reached agreement” to authorize new vessels to participate in the Initiative. UNIFEED

Thousands of people have crossed into South Sudan as they flee ongoing conflict in Sudan. WFP is on the ground and supporting the new arrivals, but this additional response is putting pressure on an already severely underfunded operation. WFP

The number of people experiencing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food and livelihood assistance increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, with over a quarter of a billion facing acute hunger and with people in seven countries on the brink of starvation and death, says the latest report on acute hunger released Wednesday. FAO 

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, warned the Security Council that “the power struggle in Sudan is not only putting that country’s future at risk”, but it is also “lighting a fuse that could detonate across borders, causing immense suffering for years, and setting development back by decades.” UNIFEED