President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, has issued a strong call for a targeted and bold approach in addressing the impact of conflict on food and climate security as the world grapples to deal with their effects.
The president issued this call as the members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have convened for an open debate on the impact of climate change and food insecurity on the maintenance of international peace and security.
The head of state, who also currently serves as President of the UNSC, chaired the high-level debate on Tuesday, where he identified several telling global occurrences that demonstrate the debilitating impacts of conflict on food security and climate change.
President Ali drew the causal link between internal conflict and food insecurity, recognising that this ultimately leads to governance issues.
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