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Special Representative and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert meeting Baba Sheikh, the Yezidi Supreme Spiritual Leader and member of the Yezidi Spiritual Council, and other Council members in Shekhan, Iraq.
UNAMI/Salar Brifkani

Behind the global ceasefire call: 75 years of UN mediation, preventing conflict, promoting peace

When Member States signed the United Nations Charter 75 years ago, it was to prevent more existential conflicts and save succeeding generations from a third world war. Conflict prevention is part of the Organization’s DNA and remains a central priority today, a guiding principle behind the UN Secretary-General’s current call for a global ceasefire during the coronavirus pandemic. 

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Members of a farmers cooperative harvest beans in Mwingi, Kenya.
© FAO/Luis Tato

LIVE: World Food Day

Hunger is rising, due to factors including conflict, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, which is putting a strain on food systems that are already failing in many countries. In today’s LIVE blog, marking World Food Day, we will look at some of the many issues and possible solutions.



Highlights

•    UN chief video message

•    What is sustainable agriculture?

•    Food and the COVID-19 pandemic

•    The business of food

•    UN commits to transforming food systems

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