"MOROCCO"

Addressing the General Assembly’s annual high-level debate, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “we must not give the Palestinians a veto over new peace treaties with Arab states.” UNIFEED

The World Health Organization welcomed today’s “historic” commitment shown by global leaders, at the UN General Assembly, when they approved a political declaration on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. UNIFEED

At the halfway mark towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), two-thirds of child-related indicators are off-pace to meet their targets, according to a new UNICEF report. UNICEF

While UN humanitarians scale up the response to survivors of the flood disaster in Libya which wiped out entire neighborhoods and left thousands dead and many more missing, the UN’s aid chief warned that mental health care will be a huge issue for survivors of that catastrophe and the Moroccan earthquake last week. UNTV CH

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the tropical storm Daniel caused “a calamity of epic proportions” in Libya, noting that “the true toll of this disaster is still emerging”, but local officials have reported over 5000 deaths, thousands more missing and over 35 thousand displaced and homeless. WHO

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

General Assembly President Dennis Francis urged the members of the Security Council “to recommit to dialogue and negotiations” towards peace and reconciliation in Mali and said the General Assembly veto initiative “offers the opportunity to be solutions oriented in this time of crisis.” UNIFEED

Initial reports indicate that approximately 100,000 children have been impacted by the powerful earthquake that struck Morocco late on Friday night - the strongest seismic event to hit the Kingdom since 1960. UNICEF

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

A UN spokesperson said that the Secretary-General “was profoundly saddened to learn of the earthquake that hit Morocco which claimed many lives.” UNIFEED