"ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT"

On recent leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, Navid Hanif told Security Council, “any attack on critical civilian infrastructure, including energy infrastructure, would be unacceptable. This incident must not be allowed to further increase tensions or deepen divisions in an already tense regional context.” UNIFEED

Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, told world leaders, “Climate disaster and its insufferable impacts are preventable.” He made an “urgent” call to all states to translate rhetoric into action, adding that “we must realize our climate finance commitments to build resilience and mitigate impact. We should act to meet our emission reduction targets.” UNIFEED

John Briceño, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment of Belize, addresses the general debate of the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 20 - 26 September 2022).

Philip Joseph Pierre, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Development and Youth Economy of Saint Lucia, addresses the general debate of the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 20 - 26 September 2022).

Humanitarian, security and political developments including the formation of district councils were among the issues covered in discussions on Tuesday by top United Nations officials in Somalia on their visit to Jubaland. UNSOM

More than 50 returnees and internally displaced persons from Greater Tambura in Western Equatoria, South Sudan, recently benefited from a livelihood skills training sponsored by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in partnership with Anika Women’s Association, a local not-for-profit. UNMISS

Briefing journalists today in Dhaka at the end of her first official mission to Bangladesh, UN Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet acknowledged that the country has made remarkable economic and social progress and is aiming to graduate from Least Developed Country status in a few years. OHCHR

Press briefing by Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China and President of the Security Council for August, on the Council's programme of work for August.

The President of the General Assembly and President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) jointly convene a Special High-Level Dialogue entitled “The Africa We Want: Reconfirming the Development of Africa as a Priority of the United Nations System”.

Press briefing by General Michael Beary, the head of the UN Mission to Support the Agreement in Hudaydah.