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Locusts swarms can be hundreds of miles long, leaving little vegetation behind. Photo: FAO/Yasuyoshi Chiba
FAO/Yasuyoshi Chiba

Thursday’s Daily Brief: Somalia bombing condemned, as UN expert calls for more international help; Africa faces locust swarms; new leaders for UN atomic watchdog and top economic body

25 July 2019
Peace and Security

Our main stories today: senior UN officials condemn attacks on Somalia capital, and call for continued international support; the International Atomic Energy Agency and UN’s Economic and Social Council welcome new leaders; and the Food and Agriculture Organization warns of possible locust swarms in Horn of Africa and Yemen

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano delivers his introductory statement to the 1485th Board of Governors Meeting.
Dean Calma/IAEA

UN agency ready to play 'essential role' in verifying DPRK nuclear programme

4 June 2018
Peace and Security

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) remains ready to play “an essential role” in verifying the status of North Korea’s nuclear programme as international talks aimed at denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula continue, the agency’s chief said on Monday.