Al Kaabi delivered the UAE’s statement during a United Nations Security Council open debate on “Famine and Conflict-Induced Global and Food Insecurity” convened by the United States and chaired by Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State.
Bangladesh has emphasized the need for a collective approach instead of a fragmented approach to address the conflict-induced global food insecurity, reported Dhaka Tribune.
Janata Dal (United) MP Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh on Sunday said that the people of the Kuki and Meitei communities in Manipur are facing a “sense of insecurity” and have a “lack of confidence” in the state government.
In a recent report revealed by UNICEF, over 15 million people are expected to experience food insecurity till October 2023, with 29.2 million people expected to require humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan, TOLOnews reported.
The European Union has announced humanitarian aid of 7.6 million euros to address the needs of vulnerable citizens of Afghanistan, as the country continues to remain in the grip of food insecurity and economic crisis, reported Afghan news agency, Khaama Press.
The European Union will provide support to farmers for improving food production and the restoration of unirrigated land in six provinces of the country.
Afghanistan is one of the fifteen countries in the world that suffer from food insecurity, according to a report by the Save the Children Fund, reported TOLOnews.
According to OCHA findings, nearly six million people are facing acute poverty, whereas, WFP has announced that in October 2023, nearly 2.8 million people are plagued with emergency food insecurity.
The arrest of activist Munkhbayar Chuluundorj in Mongolia and the deportation of a well-known Southern Mongolian writer Lhamjab Borjigin back to China have sparked outrage and underscored fears of China's interference in Mongolia's internal affairs.
"Two-thirds of the country's population is food insecure, including 875,000 children facing acute malnutrition. Women and girls remain most at risk," said Human Rights Watch.
The court said, "The convicts formed an unlawful assembly, the object whereof was to cause maximum damage to the persons belonging to Hindu community as well as their properties and to create fear & insecurity in the minds of the members of the Hindu community."