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Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Secretary-General António Guterres sat down with newly appointed Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications Melissa Fleming to discuss the issues that will be at the forefront during next week high-level events at United Nations Headquarters in New York. UNIFEED

Talking to reporters as a new session of the United Nations General Assembly begins, Secretary-General António Guterres said, the significance of the discussions during the upcoming high-level week can be distilled into two words: “ambition and action.” UNIFEED

Briefing Security Council on Yemen, Special Envoy warns oil facilities attack could threaten regional stability, calls for inclusive process to end fighting at 8619th meeting.

Following the attacks on Saudi oil facilities, Russia’s UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said “we are very concerned that the incidents similar to this may provoke a larger conflict in the Gulf” and called on “all our partners to demonstrate restrain.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The top United Nations official in Yemen told the Security Council that attacks against oil facilities in Saudi Arabia over the weekend, claimed by Houthi rebel fighters, are a sign that the war-torn country could be drawn into even greater conflict. UNIFEED

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Secretary-General António Guterres visited a United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) installation that displays 3,758 school backpacks as headstones to illustrate the grave scale of child deaths in conflict in 2018 and call for greater protection of children living in conflict. UNIFEED

General Assembly adopts resolutions on supporting new partnership for Africa’s development, promoting durable peace on continent at 105th plenary meeting.