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The 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 30 November to 12 December 2023. UNIFEED

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the African Union (AU) is the world body’s “most important” strategic partnership, reiterating that “we must work with the African Union based on the principle of African-led solutions for African problems in all dimensions, peace and security, development, climate change.” UNIFEED

WHO asks all relevant authorities to ensure that the medical evacuations that WHO has been requested to assist in can proceed safely, under agreed procedures, without endangering the lives of patients. WHO

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Music Rights Awareness Foundation today launched a new online platform to raise creators’ awareness of intellectual property (IP) rights and related management practices, aiming to ensure they receive recognition and fair reward for their work. WIPO

The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the Organization “continues to call for the hostages to be released unharmed. We are deeply concerned for their health and well-being, just as we are concerned for the health and well-being of the people of Gaza, which is becoming more precarious every hour.” WHO

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched a funding appeal for its programme to respond to the effects of the current conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) on the Palestinian labour market. ILO

Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths said, “what we've seen unfold over the last 26 days in Israel and in the occupied territories is nothing short of what I think I would call a blight on our collective conscience.” UNIFEED

The UN General Assembly voted by a large margin against the United States' economic and trade embargo against Cuba, first imposed in 1960. UNIFEED

An uptick in violence in Port-au-Prince since mid-August 2023 has driven approximately 40,000 people from their homes in several neighborhoods of the capital, exacerbating an already complex humanitarian crisis where almost half of the country faces acute levels of food insecurity. WFP

Press conference by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on launching the Secretary-General's Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence.