UN Security Council expresses concerns on impact of conflict-induced food insecurity

The United Nations Security Council has issued a Presidential Statement expressing concern about insufficient humanitarian and development assistance and funding that is limiting efforts to address conflict-induced food insecurity and threats of famine. The meeting was chaired by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken who announced some $362 million in new funding to tackle drivers of food insecurity and enhance resilience in several African countries and Haiti. The United Nations warns that the number of people suffering from acute food insecurity reached a quarter of a billion last year with women and children the most impacted.
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