"MIDDLE EAST"

Climate mitigation talks in Dubai were a “COP of hope”, IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack said today in Washington, DC. Tens of thousands of journalists, policymakers, bankers and civil society organizations are gathered there for the UN’s 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC. IMF

Asked about the latest developments with regard to the disputed Essequibo region along the Venezuela-Guyana border, Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa today said, “we are going to respect the sovereignty of each of the countries,” and called for the establishment of “real protection for our borders and that there is no type of invasion or appropriation of something that does not belong to another nation.” UNIFEED

General Assembly: 42nd plenary meeting, 78th session.

Wang Yi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, on situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question

In a message delivered by the Deputy Secretary-General during an event marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the Secretary-General said that this is a day for reaffirming international solidarity with the Palestinian people and their right to live in peace and dignity. UNIFEED

UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council, “we need a true humanitarian ceasefire,” adding that a failure of establishing a two-State solution “will condemn Palestinians, Israelis, the region and the world, to a never-ending cycle of death and destruction.” UNIFEED

Informal comments to the media by Tanja Fajon, Minister for Foreign Affairs and European Affairs of Slovenia, on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

Informal comments to the media by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

Joint Stakeout on Gaza by the Ministerial Committee assigned by the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will chair the meeting. UN Secretary-General António Guterres is expected to report on the implementation of resolution 2712 of 15 November, while Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. Tor Wennesland is expected to provide the mandated briefing.