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From peacekeeping, to the protection of refugees and providing life-saving humanitarian aid, the work of the United Nations remained vital in a year marked by multiple overlapping crises. UNIFEED

From peacekeeping, to the protection of refugees and providing life-saving humanitarian aid, the work of the United Nations remained vital in a year marked by multiple overlapping crises. UNIFEED / FILE

Representatives of 197 Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) pledged Saturday to double down on emissions reduction targets and double up on climate financing for adaptation to the crisis. UNIFEED

As talks kick off in the second week of COP26, the plight of those nations on the front line of the climate crisis came into focus on Adaptation, Loss and Damage Day. UNIFEED

At the opening of the COP26 Summit in Glasgow, UN chief Antonio Guterres called for greater ambition on mitigation and immediate concrete action to reduce global emissions by 45 per cent by 2030. He told world leaders, “Enough treating nature like a toilet,” adding, “We are digging our own graves.” UNIFEED

United States ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said her country believes its priorities “are not just American priorities, they are global priorities,” adding that next week “must be a moment to strengthen alliances and partnerships.” UNIFEED

Ahead of COP26, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva joined U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry to discuss how to turn climate ambitions into action while creating vibrant and inclusive opportunities as part of the transition to the new climate economy as part of IMF and World Bank Group’s Spring Meetings. IMF

Climate change ‘biggest threat modern humans have ever faced’, world renowned naturalist tells Security Council, calls for greater global cooperation.

World-renowned natural historian Sir David Attenborough told the Security Council the world is “perilously close to tipping points that once past will send global temperatures spiralling catastrophically higher,” and said, “If we continue on our current path, we will face the collapse of everything that gives us our security." UNIFEED

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