"ANTONIO GUTERRES"

UN humanitarian agency the World Food Programme (WFP) has appealed for access to a key storage facility in Hodeidah, which is now under the control of a Saudi-led military coalition loyal to the internationally recognized Government. UNTV CH

Rising nationalism threatens multilateralism’s 70-year ‘proven track record’ of saving lives, preventing wars, Secretary-General tells Security Council at 8395th meeting.

As the world marks the centennial of the First World War, Secretary-General António Guterres called for buttressing “our practice of multilateralism for the tests and threats of today and tomorrow.” UNIFEED

Updating on the humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR,) the Spokesperson for Secretary-General António Guterres, said, “tensions remain high in Batangafo Town in Ouham Prefecture, where an internally displaced site was set on fire due to clashes and retaliation by opposing armed groups on 31st of October and 1st of November.” UNIFEED

Calling the humanitarian situation in Yemen “desperate,” Secretary-General António Guterres said all efforts must be made “to prevent the already dire conditions from deteriorating into the worst famine we have seen in decades.” On the political side, he added, “there are signs of hope” and stressed that the international community “has a real opportunity to halt the senseless cycle of violence and to prevent an imminent catastrophe.” UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres briefs press on situation in Yemen.

United Nations gender equality chief, briefing Security Council, points out ‘systemic failure’ to integrate women in peacekeeping, mediation at 8382nd meeting.

Marking UN Day, Secretary-General António Guterres today (24 Oct) reaffirmed the Organization’s commitment “to peace, to repair broken trust, to heal our planet, to leave no one behind, and to uphold dignity for all, as united nations.” The theme of this year’s UN Day concert, which is sponsored by the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, is “Traditions of Peace and Non-violence.” UNIFEED

The UN Day Concert featured sarod virtuoso Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, accompanied by his sons Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash, and the Refugee Orchestra Project conducted by Lidiya Yankovskaya. The theme of this year’s concert, which is sponsored by the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, is “Traditions of Peace and Non-violence”. FOR LISTENING PURPOSES ONLY.

In a statement read by his spokesperson, UN chief Antonio Guterres expressed his outrage “by the continued killing and abduction of civilians by armed groups in the Beni area of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.” UNIFEED