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• La poursuite de la pluviométrie jusqu’en fin Septembre dans la majeure partie de la région et en début octobre par endroits confirme des récoltes au moins moyennes dans la région même si des dégâts pourraient être observés sur certaines cultures en maturité comme le niébé. La situation pastorale s’est nettement améliorée grâce au bon développement des pâturages et au remplissage des mares. L’embonpoint des animaux est satisfaisant et améliore leur valeur marchande.

Good harvest prospects are expected to improve food security except in conflict areas

Key Messages

AG/EF/3499

Assemblée générale Deuxième Commission
Soixante-treizième session, 10e et 11e séances – matin & après-midi

GA/EF/3499

GENERAL ASSEMBLY SECOND COMMITTEE
SEVENTY-THIRD SESSION, 10TH & 11TH MEETINGS (AM & PM)

Destructive impacts of climate change like droughts, floods and increasingly severe storms are the primary culprits behind decreased farming output and rising hunger worldwide, speakers told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial), as it took up agriculture, food security and nutrition today.

UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, is on a visit to Bali, Indonesia, from 12 to 16 October to participate in the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group.

by Lisa Watanabe

TOTAL REQUIREMENT US$ 5.0 billion
TOTAL PLAN FUNDING US$ 1.9 billion
UNMET REQUIREMENT US$ 3.1 billion
FUNDING OUTSIDE PLANS US$ 391 million

Persistent instability in northern and central Mali, violence and insecurity across the Lake Chad Basin and the impact of the conflict in the Central African Republic continue to cause population displacements and hinder the return of displaced people. Around 3.6 million people have been forced to flee their homes to other localities or across borders, and 2.3 million having returned to or near their homes are struggling to rebuild their lives.

Secondary Data Review

Child Protection Risks and Needs in Mali

This document has been produced based on a secondary data matrix compiled by the Global Child Protection Area of Responsibility (CP AoR) using the Minimum Standards as an analysis framework. All data points are citations from the secondary data matrix which have been compared and interpreted, but not triangulated and verified.

Highlights

More than three years after the signing of the 2015 Peace and Reconciliation Accord, Mali is still facing major security and political challenges to implement it.

Ce document a été élaboré sur la base d’une matrice de données secondaires collectées par le Domaine de Responsabilité pour la Protection de l’Enfance (DRPE) avec pour cadre d’analyse les Standards Minimum. Tous les points de données sont des citations tirées de la matrice de données secondaires. Ils ont été comparés et interprétés, mais n’ont pas fait l’objet de triangulation et de vérification.

Tropical cyclone Luban is expected to bring heavy rains to Yemen and Oman

Africa Weather Hazards

1. Heavy rainfall in previous weeks has resulted in overflowing of the Niger and Benue Rivers of Nigeria. Moderate to heavy rainfall is forecast to continue, maintaining high risks for flooding.

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS NET country and region, the Price Bulletin provides a set of charts showing monthly prices in the current marketing year in selected urban centers and allowing users to compare current trends with both five-year average prices, indicative of seasonal trends, and prices in the previous year.

Overview and developments

Between 1 January and 30 September 2018, 20,948 refugees and migrants arrived in Italy by sea, an 80 per cent decrease compared to sea arrivals in the same period last year (105,418). In September 2018, just under 950 refugees and migrants reached Italian shores, an 85 per cent reduction compared to 6,291 sea arrivals in September 2017. Monthly sea arrivals numbers in September 2018 were the lowest since February 2013.

Between 1 January and 30 September 2018, 3,254 unaccompanied and separated children arrived in Italy by sea, representing 16 per cent of all sea arrivals in this period. Consistent with an overall decrease in sea arrivals this year so far, the number of UASC reaching Italian shores in the first nine months of 2018 is considerably lower than in the same period last year, when over 13,800 landed in Italy. However, the proportion of UASC among sea arrivals in the January-September 2018 period (16 per cent) is slightly higher than in January-September 2017 (13 per cent).

Overview

Between 1 January and 30 September 2018, 20,948 persons arrived in Italy by sea, an 80 per cent decrease compared to sea arrivals in the same period last year (105,418). In September 2018, 947 persons reached Italian shores, most commonly departing from Tunisia. This is a significant reduction compared to the almost 6,300 refugees and migrant arrivals recorded at landing points in southern Italy in September 2017. The number of monthly sea arrivals in September 2018 is the lowest recorded since February 2013.

Overview and developments

I. APERCU DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT SECURITAIRE ET DE PROTECTION DANS LA REGION DE TILLABERI

Les départements de Tillia et Tassara dans la région de Tahoua sont très affectés par le climat d’insécurité actuel au nord Mali. En effet, ces départements sont frontaliers avec le Mali au nord-ouest (350 km de frontière), avec les départements d’Abala et Filingué à l’ouest, avec la région d’Agadez et l’Algérie au nord-est.