"CORINNE MOMAL-VANIAN"

The Annual high-level meeting of the UNAOC Group of Friends on “Shaping a Better World: Building Cohesive and Inclusive Societies in a Challenging COVID-19 Environment”.

Colleagues and friends observed a minute's silence in the memory of Glenn Thomas, World Health Organization (WHO) communications officer and one of the 298 people who had perished when Malaysian Airline flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine. UNTV CH

The government of Kuwait has made available $300 million to humanitarian agencies working inSyriaon the humanitarian crisis. CH UNTV

The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Jan Eliasson, said today (25 October) the promised ceasefire in Syria for the Eid festival could improve the political environment in the country and provide leeway for mediation. CH UNTV

The United Nations has condemned the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's attempt to launch a satellite into space. In a statement, issued in Geneva and read by spokeswoman, Corinne Momal-Vanian, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said despite its failure, the April 13th launch of the "so-called" application satellite was "deplorable." CH UNTV

UN humanitarian agencies announced today that they are stepping up their support for Somalia as the country faces the combined impact of heavy rains, widespread famine and continuing insecurity in the streets. CH UNTV / OCHA / FILE

Press conference on the report entitled “Climate change assessments: Review of the processes and procedures of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change”

UNICEF spokesman Marco Jimenez Rodriguez says that aid is being delivered ‘unhampered' following the threats made to foreign aid workers in Pakistan by the Taliban. UNTV

UN officials describe the humanitarian situation in Pakistan as critical. WFP says it already has enough food in Pakistan to feed six million people for one month but distribution has been hampered by a lack of resources and the country's shattered infrastructure. UNTV