“The Impact of Climate Change and Food on the Maintenance of International Peace and Security”

United Nations Security Council High-Level Open Debate, 9547th meeting 13 -14 February 2024 “The Impact of Climate Change and Food Insecurity on the Maintenance of International Peace and Security” Introduction Under the presidency of Guyana, the United Nations Security Council convened a High-Level Open Debate on 'The Impact of Climate Change and Food Insecurity on the Maintenance of Internationa. [...] Moreover, he invited the participation of Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis, Head of Delegation of the EU to the UN, and Laetitia Courtois, Permanent Observer and Head of Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross to the United Nations. [...] 2 On behalf of the 23 members of the ECOSOC Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti 3 On behalf of the Group of Friends of Action on Conflict and Hunger 4 On behalf of CARICOM 5 On behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation 6 On behalf of the Group of Friends on Climate and Security 7 On behalf of Nordic countries 8 On behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum 9 On behalf of Pacific Small Island Developin. [...] In the first briefing of the debate, Simon Stiell, Executive Director of the UNFCCC, affirmed the links between hunger and conflict, highlighting the relationship between food scarcity and inter- communal violence, hunger and war. [...] While South Africa condemned the use of starvation as a weapon of warfare and acknowledged the disproportionate impact of climate change on vulnerable states that can be addressed through multilateral partnerships, the country maintained that the connection between conflict and food security remains unclear and should therefore not be a matter to be dealt with in the UNSC.