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Costa Rica will be the first in Central America to have a National Artificial Intelligence Strategy “done in partnership with our team on the ground,” a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is urging global leaders to curb the most devastating humanitarian consequences of the climate crisis and avert a catastrophic future for millions of displaced people. UNHCR

On Tuesday, WFP said that ever greater numbers of vulnerable people are risking their lives on dangerous migration routes in Latin America, forced to move by the global food security crisis that’s been made worse by spiraling inflation linked to the war in Ukraine. UNTV CH

Records in four out of seven key climate indicators were broken last year, UN climate scientists said on Wednesday, as the UN Secretary-General renewed his call for governments everywhere to end their reliance on fossil fuels “before we incinerate our only home.” UNTV CH

Peacebuilding, 'a bargain' and 'proven investment', UN chief tells Member States.

While some four out of ten people in the world are already living under the threat of climate change, today’s children could experience a four-to five-fold increase in extreme weather events in their lifetimes, with a dramatic impact on lives, health, and security, according to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released on Monday. UNTV CH

General Assembly takes action on Second Committee reports by adopting 37 resolutions, 2 decisions.

Humanitarian agencies cannot replace role of States, political solutions in handling refugee crisis, High Commissioner tells Security Council.

Briefing by Eri Kaneko, Associate Spokeswoman for the Secretary-General.

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