"MIGRATION"

The President of Honduras, Iris Xiomara Castro Sarmiento, said industrialized nations “are responsible for the serious deterioration of the environment, but they make us pay for their onerous lifestyle.” UNIFEED

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

On his final press briefing as the President of the 76th session of the General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid recaps key moments of his Presidency of Hope, including progress made on his priorities and the work of the General Assembly.

Venezuelan migrants defy deadly desert conditions on their journey to Chile, moving along one of the most extensive migration routes in the world, said the International Organization for Migration. IOM

In response to the growing number of people crossing the dangerous Darien Gap, IOM and partners are stepping up the response in Panama, providing temporary shelters at government-run reception centres, as well as mattresses, blankets, solar lamps and hygiene kits, among other material assistance for both people on the move and local communities. IOM

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

Dr. Robert Floyd, Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), briefs the press on how the CTBT is contributing to the three pillars of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and provides his views on the many security and other benefits derived from the Treaty, including the civil and scientific applications of the International Monitoring System (IMS) data that are already helping to save lives.

Security, peace, state-building, and drought were among the issues covered on Sunday by the UN Special Representative for Somalia on his visit to the country’s South West State. UNSOM

A new report, In Danger, is being launched ahead of the International AIDS Conference in Montreal, Canada. The report shows that globally the number of new infections dropped only 3.6 percent between 2020 and 2021, the smallest annual decline in new HIV infections since 2016. UNAIDS

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