This high-level event on the links between conflict and hunger also included a briefing by USG/ERC for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Mark Lowcock. The event was convened by the Netherlands during its month-long presidency of the Security Council, and chaired by the Netherlands’ Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Ms. Sigrid Kaag. While most Members received this briefing very positively, few expressed concerns at having a stand-alone agenda item on food security and conflict. Instead they stressed that food security should only be discussed as part of existing country-specific Council briefings. They also cautioned against linking hunger and conflict at the expense of other factors such as global economic stagnation and weather conditions.

Source: GNN Liberia March 26, 2018 15:45 UTC