"CEREMONIES"

More than 25,000 indigenous people in the Republic of the Congo are at risk of statelessness. Many do not have identity papers like birth certificates and live in desperately poor conditions in remote parts of the country. They often face discrimination and are forced to work in menial jobs. The government and UNHCR are working together to change their plight by providing birth certificates, a first step in ensuring they are protected. UNHCR

Nepali peacekeeper Sangya Malla serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) received the UN Woman Police Officer of the Year Award. UNIFEED

Briefing by Monica Grayley, Spokesperson for the President of the 76th Session of the General Assembly.

As the 26th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) begins today, attendees gathered at the event space at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow. Activists held their own ‘Opening Ceremony’ in the city centre on Saturday, marching to mark the beginning of non-violent direct action planned during the conference. UNIFEED

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Security Council presidential statement on Great Lakes urges concerted efforts against armed groups’ illicit funding from pillaged natural resources.

Football legend Didier Drogba was today announced as the World Health Organization's Goodwill Ambassador for Sport and Health. Drogba, from Côte d’Ivoire, will support WHO to promote the Organization’s guidance on the benefits of physical activity and other healthy lifestyles, and highlight the value of sports, particularly for youth. WHO

World Food Day 2021 celebrations began on 15 October 2021, with a global event where participants noted that while the challenges of global hunger, climate crisis and COVID-19 remain formidable, there is also a new momentum and energy behind efforts to transform our agri-food systems, making them more fit for purpose. FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Director-General, QU Dongyu, and the FAO Goodwill Ambassador, European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut Thomas Pesquet, made a joint call to support the transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agri-food systems to ensure enough affordable, nutritious, safe and sustainably produced food for all on the planet. FAO

The three-day UN Sustainable Transport Conference examines how transportation can contribute to climate response, economic growth and sustainable development.