Food under fire: the Security Council's role in…

Conflict remains the leading driver of acute food insecurity worldwide.

This open debate will bring together Security Council members and the broader United Nations membership to identify concrete measures to prevent conflict-driven hunger from fueling further transboundary instability, displacement and insecurity.

The open debate will provide an opportunity to reaffirm support for resolution 2417 (2018) and recognize the sustained impact of conflicts on food security, while considering new ways in which the United Nations, the Security Council and Member States can utilize this tool to mitigate hunger in an emergency, time-sensitive and prevention-oriented manner.

The discussion will also seek to identify how the Council can better respond when armed conflict threatens food insecurity, including in cases where its effects are felt far beyond the immediate area of hostilities. [Extract from the concept note, S/2026/650]

Briefers:

• The UN Secretary-General
• The Acting Executive Director of the World Food Programme, Carl Skau
• Civil society organization representative (to be confirmed)

 Presidency: His Excellency Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Denmark

 Briefer: His Excellency António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations

 Briefer: Mr. Carl Skau, Acting Executive Director, World Food Programme

 Briefer: Dr. Perrine Benoist, Co-CEO, Action Against Hunger and Member, Global Coalition against Conflict and Hunger

 Statement: His Excellency Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Denmark

 Statement: Her Excellency Dace Melbārde, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Latvia

 Statements: Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, Russian Federation, United States of America, China, Somalia, Colombia, Bahrain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Pakistan, Liberia, Greece, Panama

 Statements: Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Egypt, India, Switzerland, New Zealand, Indonesia

 The meeting was suspended.

 The meeting was resumed.

 Statements: Chile, Germany, Kyrgyzstan

 Statement: Iceland (also on behalf of: Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden))

 Statements: Ukraine, Italy, Qatar, Austria, Morocco, Malta, Cuba, Poland, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Liechtenstein, Portugal, Nigeria

 Statement: Her Excellency Hedda Samson, Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations

 Statement: Ms. Elyse Nicole Mosquini, Permanent Observer and Head of the Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross to the United Nations

 Statements: Brazil, Croatia, Lithuania, Japan, Australia, Slovenia, Mexico, Algeria, Czechia, Romania, Kuwait, Islamic Republic of Iran, Paraguay, Kenya, Thailand, Belgium

 Statement: Ireland (also on behalf of: Group of Friends of Action on Conflict and Hunger)

 Statement: El Salvador

 The meeting was suspended.