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As UN humanitarian responders continue their work in the worst-hit areas of Derna after two dams collapsed upstream of the coastal city of Derna, the magnitude of the disaster continues to unfold, they said. UNTV CH

Addressing the Ocean Race Summit, Marine biologist Sylvia Earle, said "we are just beginning to recognize that we are ocean creatures,” adding “take away the ocean - we can't survive, neither can the whales or coral reefs, or anything else.” UNIFEED / FILE

According to a new UN report, new multi-billion-dollar commitments to boost renewables and access to electricity and clean cooking technologies by 2030 have brought the finance and investment pledged through the UN for the energy transition over the trillion-dollar mark. UNIFEED

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recently organized a three-day national conference, bringing together traditional chiefs and local government representatives to discuss how the role of traditional leaders in resolving local conflicts can be strengthened. UNMISS

Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the completion of the work stabilizing the decaying Safer Tanker and transferring more than 1.1 million barrels of oil it held to the replacement vessel Yemen, “marks the end of a pivotal chapter in the UN-led operation to address the threat of a major oil spill.” UNIFEED

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator, Achim Steiner, announced that “at 6 pm local time the pumps were turned off on the FSO Safer,” and said, “we have reached a milestone and perhaps one of the most significant preventative actions taken in recent years.” UNIFEED

The United Nations successfully completed the transfer of more than 1.1 million barrels of oil from the FSO Safer supertanker off Yemen’s Red Sea coast, preventing the immediate threat of a massive spill off Yemen’s Red Sea coast. BOSKALIS / UNDP / UNITED NATIONS

The UN-led project to prevent a massive oil spill from the FSO Safer supertanker off Yemen’s Red Sea coast began early morning Tuesday. It is aimed to remove more than 1 million barrels of oil from the decaying vessel. UNDP / Boskalis

Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.