"NEGOTIATION"

A UN top political affairs official told the Security Council that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK’s) launches “represent a serious risk to international civil aviation and maritime traffic.” UNIFEED

Humanitarian issues will be central to negotiations at the upcoming 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28). OCHA

A top UN official for Europe, Central Asia and Americas said, “Amidst global challenges and crises, the international community must sustain its focus on Ukraine and end the suffering caused by this war.” UNIFEED

Transforming the way we produce, distribute and consume food offers a unique opportunity to curb greenhouse emissions, but investments are urgent to scale up the solutions available, says Kaveh Zahedi, head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations climate division, ahead of the most important climate summit of the year, the forthcoming 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28). FAO

⁃ Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council - Item 121 ● Continuation of the debate on the item 

The Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, said that hostilities have intensified in recent weeks in Sudan. UNIFEED

Reports of the Fifth Committee.

The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

The UN’s top emergency relief official on Wednesday condemned reported raids on Gaza’s embattled Al-Shifa hospital by the Israeli military, highlighting the need for humanitarian pauses to help deliver lifesaving support to civilians. UNTV CH

The UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, said, “Even wars have rules.” UNIFEED