Secretary-General Condemns Deadly Attack In Iraq’s Kurdistan Region
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The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
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Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
In Burundi, the United Nations has allocated $1 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund to help 340,000 people in areas affected by Rift Valley fever. The viral disease primarily affects livestock, a large component of the economy which accounts for 14 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product.
Concluding Management Segment, Economic and Social Council Adopts texts on Haiti’s Development, Palestinian Rights, Controlling Non-Communicable Diseases
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Concluding Management Segment, Economic and Social Council Adopts texts on Haiti’s Development, Palestinian Rights, Controlling Non-Communicable Diseases
Economic and Social Council Grants 209 Non-Governmental Organizations Consultative Status, Adopts Seven Resolutions, Six Decisions, as Management Segment Resumes
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The Economic and Social Council resumed its two-day Management Segment today to consider the reports of 11 of its subsidiary bodies and to adopt a variety of decisions and resolutions before it.
Speakers Debate Terms, Merits of Cross-Border Aid Operations in Syria’s North-West, as General Assembly Considers Security Council Text Vetoed by Russian Federation
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After the Russian Federation vetoed a draft Security Council resolution on 8 July which would have injected certainty and predictability into the humanitarian response in Syria, the General Assembly today held a debate on the issue, with delegates expressing diverging views on the formula for — and merits of — renewing aid deliveries through the Bab al-Hawa crossing in the country’s north-west.
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The hybrid third Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development concluded in Tokyo, with over 2,000 participants considering potential win-win solutions to tackle the climate emergency and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Sustainable Development Goals, Paris Agreement Both Off-Track, Must Be Rescued ‘Before It Is Too Late’, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Global Conference
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Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the high-level opening of the third Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, in Tokyo and online, today:
‘Building a Better Future Starts Today and It Starts with You’, Secretary-General Tells World Youth Development Forum
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Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the World Youth Development Forum: “For a Shared Future: Promoting Sustainable Development with Youth and for Youth”, in Beijing today:
Syria’s Declaration on Chemical Weapons Programme Remains Incomplete, Delegates Tell Security Council
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International efforts to clarify Syria’s declarations on its chemical weapons programme still have not progressed, the United Nations disarmament chief told the Security Council today, as some delegates sparred over the contents of the fact-finding mission’s latest report.
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today released a report on the human rights situation there over the 10 months since the Taliban takeover, citing 2,106 civilian casualties between mid-August 2021 and mid-June 2022 despite an overall notable reduction in armed violence.