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Launching his report on 'Our Common Agenda', UN chief António Guterres said, the world is “moving in the wrong direction,” and the choices we make now could “put us on a path towards breakdown and a future of perpetual crisis; or breakthrough to a greener and safer world.” UNIFEED

Confirmation that Europeans have just experienced their chilliest Spring in years is cold comfort for the planet, amid rising greenhouse gas levels which will bring negative impacts for generations to come, UN weather experts said today. UNTV CH

The ozone hole over the Antarctic has reached its 2020 peak and is one of the largest holes of recent years, the World Meteorological Organization announced today at the United Nations in Geneva. UNTV CH

Reports that temperatures in a Russian town in the Arctic Circle likely reached a record 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) have been approved pending final verification by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), its spokesperson said. UNTV CH

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The Antarctic likely saw a new temperature record of more than 18 degrees Celsius on Thursday, said the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO), fueling fears of accelerating damage to the planet’s ice sheets and sea level rise. UNTV CH

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

General Assembly proclaims 22 August “International Day for Victims of Violence Based on Religion and Other Beliefs” at 85th plenary.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) launched Monday the Year of Polar Prediction (YOPP) - a coordinated international campaign aiming to close the current gaps in polar forecasting capacity with an emphasis on disaster risk reduction. UNTV CH

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General and Press briefing via conference call/video with Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien and Resident Coordinator Jamie McGoldrick on the latest humanitarian developments in Yemen.