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Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “is aggravating geopolitical tensions and divisions, threatening regional stability, increasing the nuclear threat, and creating deep fissures in our increasingly multipolar world.” UNIFEED

The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, told the Security Council that “the risk of a nuclear weapon being used is currently higher than at any time since the depth of the cold war,” and the war in Ukraine “represents the most acute example of that risk.” UNIFEED

The Secretary-General has paid warm tribute to the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, whose death aged 91 was announced on Tuesday, describing him as the person who “more than any other” brought about the peaceful end of the Cold War, which had dominated international relations since the 1940s. UNIFEED

Monthly press briefing by First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Russia to the UN Dmitry Polyanskiy.

In a video message to the United Nations General Assembly, the President of France Emmanuel Macron called for a creation of a “contemporary multilateralism” which will be “built on the basis of solid, respected and verified agreements between partners in good faith, around clear objectives and rules, with real responsibility and accountability mechanisms.” UNIFEED

Addressing a Security Council briefing on the 18 August intermediate-range cruise missile test conducted by the US, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said the recent collapse of the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) “removed one of the few constraints on the development and deployment of a destabilizing and dangerous classes of missiles.” UNIFEED

Delegates dismayed that landmark treaty has not yet entered into force, as General Assembly observes International Day against Nuclear Tests at 112th plenary meeting.

The magic and beauty of forests took center stage during the UN "Forest for People Awards" at the UN Forum on Forests inIstanbul. The awards for Forest Heroes, the International Forest Short Film Festival and the International Forest Photograph Awards focus on the dynamic and unique relationship between forests and the people who depend on them. UNTV

As part of an effort to lower the risk of misuse of nuclear fuel, a train filled with highly enriched uranium no longer in use travels from Prague to Russia with help from the IAEA. IAEA

Continuation of the of the High Level Segment on "Turning Political Commitments into Action ": H.E. Mr. Mikhail Gorbachev, President of Green Cross International, speaking on water and sanitation. UN-HABITAT/ UNICEF/ WORLD BANK/ UNTV