Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Nonceba Mhlauli, delivers a keynote address at the 6th Urban Agriculture World Summit 2025 taking place in Zimbali, Ballito, under the theme “Urban Agriculture as a Pathway to Youth Empowerment, Food Security, and Inclusive Growth in South Africa.”
In her remarks, the Deputy Minister highlights urban agriculture as a strategic tool to tackle poverty, unemployment, and inequality, transforming rooftops, backyards, and vacant plots into productive farms that feed families and build sustainable livelihoods.
She emphasizes the pivotal role of youth and women in driving innovation and resilience within the sector, and calls for stronger inter-ministerial collaboration, private sector partnerships, and community participation to scale impact.
“As we harness technology, creativity, and solidarity, urban agriculture must stand at the centre of South Africa’s development vision, turning soil into opportunity and cities into engines of inclusive growth,” she says. KwaZulu-Natal. South Africa. Siyabulela
Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
The Deputy Minister in the Presidency Nonceba Mhlauli, will on Thursday 23 October 2925 deliver the keynote address at the 6th Urban Agri World Summit 2025, taking place at The Capital Zimbali Resort in Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal.
The three-day global summit, hosted by Enterprise iLembe in partnership with Magenta Global, brings together policymakers, researchers, innovators, and entrepreneurs from across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East to explore sustainable, technology-driven solutions for resilient food systems and inclusive growth.
Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
The Deputy Minister in the Presidency Nonceba Mhlauli, will on Thursday 23 October 2925 deliver the keynote address at the 6th Urban Agri World Summit 2025, taking place at The Capital Zimbali Resort in Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal.
The three-day global summit, hosted by Enterprise iLembe in partnership with Magenta Global, brings together policymakers, researchers, innovators, and entrepreneurs from across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East to explore sustainable, technology-driven solutions for resilient food systems and inclusive growth.
Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
The Deputy Minister in the Presidency Nonceba Mhlauli, will on Thursday 23 October 2925 deliver the keynote address at the 6th Urban Agri World Summit 2025, taking place at The Capital Zimbali Resort in Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal.
The three-day global summit, hosted by Enterprise iLembe in partnership with Magenta Global, brings together policymakers, researchers, innovators, and entrepreneurs from across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East to explore sustainable, technology-driven solutions for resilient food systems and inclusive growth.
Video message by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on United Nations Day (24 October 2025).
“ ‘We the peoples of the United Nations…’
These are not just the opening words of the United Nations Charter – they define
who we are.
The United Nations is more than an institution. It is a living promise – spanning
borders, bridging continents, inspiring generations.
For eighty years, we have worked to forge peace, tackle poverty and hunger,
advance human rights, and build a more sustainable world – together.
As we look ahead, we confront challenges of staggering scale: escalating conflicts,
climate chaos, runaway technologies, and threats to the very fabric of our
institution.
This is no time for timidity or retreat.
Now, more than ever, the world must recommit to solving problems no nation can
solve alone.
On this UN Day, let’s stand together and fulfil the extraordinary promise of your
United Nations.
Let’s show the world what is possible when “we the peoples” choose to act as one.“
Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
– Secretary-General/Travel
– Security Council
– International Court of Justice
– Occupied Palestinian Territory
– Sudan
– Niger
– Tropical Storm Melissa
– Tunisia
– International Day
SECRETARY-GENERAL/TRAVEL
The Secretary-General is on his way to Hanoi, Vietnam, where he will participate in a high-level event marking the opening for signature of the UN Convention against Cybercrime. The Convention was adopted by the General Assembly in December of last year; this landmark treaty is the first comprehensive global framework to address cybercrime.
While in Vietnam, the Secretary-General will also hold bilateral meetings with senior Vietnamese officials.
Before he headed to Hanoi, the Secretary-General met with the group of Francophone Ambassadors accredited to Geneva. He gave them an overview of the UN80 process and discussed a variety of other global issues.
And for tomorrow, which is UN Day, the Secretary-General will participate via video link in a Security Council session to commemorate the United Nations’ 80th anniversary.
SECURITY COUNCIL
Ramiz Alakbarov, the Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, briefed the Security Council on Israel and Palestine this morning and he said that the ceasefire agreement represents hope for a better future, but the dynamics are extremely fragile.
He told Council members that a return to conflict must be avoided at all costs. The remaining deceased hostages must be released without any further delay. Humanitarian assistance must enter the Gaza Strip at scale to meet the enormous needs of the population wherever they are. All parties must abide by their commitments under the deal and agreements should be reached to implement the next phase.
Mr. Alakbarov said that, as tracked by the UN 2720 Mechanism for Gaza, humanitarian partners have scaled up aid delivery, with a 46 per cent increase in aid tracked by the UN entering the Strip in the first week of the ceasefire. But he added that much more still needs to be done, and he pointed to the need for more crossings and functional relief corridors, safe passage for aid workers and civilians, unrestricted entry of goods, sustained entry of fuel, and operational space for the UN and NGOs, including renewal of NGO registration.
Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date=2025-10-23
Sudan is facing one of the world’s most severe emergencies, with more than 30 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, including over 9.6 million who are internally displaced and nearly 15 million children. UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban explains how the United Nations is helping to address this complex emergency.
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