With food supplies in Syria at an all-time low, the Food and Agriculture Organization called upon Governments today to boost funding so as to help farmers prevent a further deterioration. Wheat flour and rice prices in some markets have soared by as much as 300 and 650 per cent, respectively, over the past 18 months.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at “Making Public-Private Partnerships Work for the Sustainable Development Goals: The United Nations as a Catalyst for Innovation”, in Davos today:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The Security Council today decided to downsize the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI), decreasing its military component from 5,437 to 4,000 personnel by 31 March 2016 amid calls to lift the sanctions against the Government, given its recent progress in consolidating peace and stability.
The situation of civilians in armed conflict zones — who were increasingly becoming targets themselves — remained “grim and bleak” even in the twenty-first century, stressed high-level briefers as the Security Council took on the issue of protection of civilians today.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
A United Nations report released today says more than 18,800 civilians have been killed in the ongoing Iraq conflict and another 36,000 wounded between 1 January 2014 and 31 October 2015. Another 3.2 million people have been internally displaced since January 2014, including more than a million school-age children.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of a group of eminent Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Advocates to help promote action to achieve the SDGs adopted by world leaders at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015.
The Disarmament Commission elected the Chair for its 2016 substantive session today, and reviewed the provisional agenda for the second year of its three-year cycle, to be held from 4 to 21 April.
