"AMBASSADORS"

Peruvian Minister of Housing, Construction and Sanitation called world leaders to “get out comfort zone, roll up our sleeves, put on our boots and lead the political, social, cultural and economic transformation that we need to face enormous challenges that our peoples demand in particular with the drinking water and sanitation agenda.” UNIFEED

The Chair of the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) said the agreed conclusions reached at the end of this year’s meeting are “a significant milestone on gender equality in the context of technology, innovation and education in the digital age.” UNIFEED

On the margins of the United Nations 2023 Water conference an African Union (AU) official said, “the strategic importance” of water “places it in the frontline of national interest,” and can be “a veritable tool for both economic growth and stability.” UNIFEED

The Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, told the Security Council that he remains “deeply troubled by continued Israeli settlement expansion”, warning that it can “further entrench the occupation, fuel tensions, and systematically erode the viability of a Palestinian State as part of a two-State solution.” UNIFEED

United States Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield today announced that the United States is committing USD 49 billion “toward equitable climate resilient water and sanitation investments at home and around the globe.” UNIFEED

Systematic, widespread and gross human rights violations were committed in Belarus in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election and in its aftermath, finds the latest report of the UN Human Rights Office presented today at the Human Rights Council. UNTV CH

Ambassadors from Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced a joint commitment to prioritize climate, peace and security during in their respective terms at the Security Council. UNIFEED

US Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons, Jessica Stern, told reporters, “To achieve lasting peace and security, everyone must be safe, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics.” UNIFEED

Following last week’s intercontinental ballistic missile launching drill by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the UN top official for Europe, Central Asia and Americas warned the Security Council that the country “has clearly stated its intention to continue pursuing its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes, in violation of relevant Security Council resolutions.” UNIFEED

The United Nations top humanitarian official said it was “vital for global food security” that the Black Sea Grain Initiative, and the parallel Memorandum of Understanding between the Russian Federation and the UN Secretariat on the facilitation of Russian food and fertilizer exports continue, “and should be fully implemented.” UNIFEED