"HABITAT"

Addressing the Ocean Race Summit, Marine biologist Sylvia Earle, said "we are just beginning to recognize that we are ocean creatures,” adding “take away the ocean - we can't survive, neither can the whales or coral reefs, or anything else.” UNIFEED / FILE

The Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah Mohd Sharif, said that “with nearly 70 percent of the world's population living in cities, the future of humanity is urban.” UNIFEED

Press conference by Mehmet Özhaseki, Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, Republic of Türkiye; Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-Habitat; Hilmi Türkmen, Mayor of Üsküdar Municipality (Istanbul), Republic of Türkiye.

The Director of UNRWA affairs in Lebanon, Dorothee Klaus, said hostilities at the Ein El-Hilweh camp “have left several hundreds of families displaced,” as “between two and 400 houses are expected to have been demolished within the camp and in the vicinities.” UNIFEED

The world is failing to provide adequate housing and achieve SDG 11 to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, according to a new UN-Habitat report. UNIFEED

On 8 June World Oceans Day will be celebrated worldwide, serving as a poignant reminder of the immense significance of the ocean in our daily lives. FAO

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 77th Session of the General Assembly.

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