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A new UN report warns that global progress against child labour has stalled for the first time since the last two decades. The COVID-19 crisis is likely to push millions more children into child labour unless urgent mitigation measures are taken. In Cambodia, FAO is supporting fisheries communities to better understand the benefits of reducing child labour and improving children’s access to affordable and quality education. FAO

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The triple threat of climate change, loss of nature and pollution requires the world to deliver on its commitment to restore at least one billion degraded hectares of land in the next decade - an area about the size of China states in a new report launched today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). UNTV CH

The statement issued by the Sana’a’s SAFER committee “would seem to confirm that Ansar Allah is not ready to provide the assurances we need to deploy a UN mission to the SAFER tanker,” the UN Spokesperson said on Wednesday. UNIFEED

The President of the General Assembly convenes a high-level thematic debate on the ocean and Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water, with the support of the Governments of Portugal and Kenya – co-hosts of the 2nd United Nations Ocean Conference, as well as H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Ocean, to generate momentum towards the Conference in Lisbon, when public health safety measures allow.

The President of the General Assembly convenes a high-level thematic debate on the ocean and Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water, with the support of the Governments of Portugal and Kenya – co-hosts of the 2nd United Nations Ocean Conference, as well as H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Ocean, to generate momentum towards the Conference in Lisbon, when public health safety measures allow.

The world must harness “clear, transformative and actionable solutions” to address the ocean crisis, the President of the UN General Assembly said, opening a meeting to generate momentum towards the 2022 UN Ocean Conference. UNIFEED

Despite call for global ceasefire to combat pandemic, deadly conflicts continue, humanitarian chief tells Security Council debate on protecting civilians.

UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowwcock told the Security Council, “accountability for violations must be systematic and universal, because what is not punished is encouraged,” adding that “we have the laws and the tools to protect civilians from harm in armed conflicts. It’s time that all States and parties to conflict apply them.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.