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Thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan are crossing back into Afghanistan after the Government of Pakistan’s announcement that all undocumented Afghans must leave the country by 1 November. WFP

Today marks the admission of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) bonds on the LSE’s Sustainable Bond Market and the first time a United Nations Fund and specialized agency has listed its sustainable bond on the LSE market since the World Bank Group. IFAD

A senior official at the Economic and Social Commission for West Asia said, “In just over four weeks, the number of children killed in Gaza, which is about 4,300 people, has surpassed the total number of children lost to armed conflict in 22 countries any year since 2020.” UNIFEED

Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba - Item 38.

Speaking to reporters in Pokhara, Nepal, Secretary-General António Guterres said, “this is one of the wonders of the world but is a wonder that is under threat because of climate change.” FEDERATION OF NEPALESE JOURNALIST ASSOCIATION, POKHARA

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

Speaking to reporters Sunday in Kathmandu, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his appeal for “an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, the unconditional release of all hostages, and the delivery of a sustained humanitarian relief at a scale that meets the needs of the people of Gaza.” UN NEPAL

At the launch of his Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence, Secretary-General António Guterres said that AI technologies could “supercharge climate action and efforts to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030,” but it must be “harnessed responsibly, and made accessible to all.” UNIFEED

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

A two-day meeting of senior trade officials concluded at the World Trade Organization with encouraging signs that negotiators in Geneva will have the political backing to achieve outcomes at their upcoming 13th Ministerial Conference early next year. WTO