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Addressing the opening of COP28, UN Climate Chief Simon Stiell said, “We must teach climate action to run.” UNIFEED

The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “WHO welcomes the extension of the humanitarian pause in the conflict in Gaza, and the release of hostages and prisoners by both sides, the pause has enabled WHO to increase deliveries of medical supplies in Gaza, and to transfer patients from Al-Shifa hospital to other hospitals south of the Wadi Gaza.” WHO

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

The 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 30 November to 12 December 2023. UNIFEED

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “It is profoundly shocking to stand on the ice of Antarctica and hear directly from scientists how fast the ice is disappearing.” UNIFEED

Ahead of COP28 taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Secretary-General António Guterres visited melting glaciers in Antarctica and called for countries to “act now to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, protect people from climate chaos, and end the fossil fuel age.” UNIFEED

Joint Press Stakeout by Ambassadors of UAE, the Arab Group and China on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

Media stakeout, following the Security Council meeting, by Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

After UN Security Council close consultations on the situation in Gaza, French Ambassador Nicolas de Rivière told reporters that his country is “deeply concerned at the number of civilian casualties in Gaza, which stands at several thousands,” and announced an "international humanitarian conference for the people of Gaza on November 9th in Paris." UNIFEED

Informal comments to the media by Ambassador Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, and Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.