Press Conference: Second report of the Global Crisis Response Group on the impact of the war in Ukraine on the food, fuel and finance sectors

08 June 2022

12:00 - 12:15 hrs. (EST) / 18:00 hrs. (CEST), Press Briefing Room at UN Headquarters / Live streamed on UN Web TV

New York

, United States of America

António Guterres (UN Secretary-General) and Rebeca Grynspan (UNCTAD) will present to the media second report of the Global Crisis Response Group – on the impact of the war in Ukraine on the food, fuel and finance sectors.

The brief will present an analysis of the current global crisis and a call for urgent measures to avert a larger global crisis, particularly in developing countries grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic and effects of climate change.

This report includes extensive contributions from UNCTAD and a strong call to support developing countries in this context of crisis - with trade and development at the center.

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