"POVERTY"

Marking the International Day of Peace, Secretary-General António Guterres said that our world faces “a stark choice — peace or perpetual peril,” adding that “we must choose peace. It’s the only option to repair our broken world.” UNIFEED

Adopting 2 texts, General Assembly urges continued action for durable peace, sustainable development in Africa, stronger efforts to eradicate malaria.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters ahead of the start of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly and presents his Common Agenda Report.

In Afghanistan, “there is an immediate and pressing need to deliver, on a huge scale, essential humanitarian aid in areas such as health, food security, non-food items, and sanitation,” the top UN official in the country said on Thursday. UNIFEED

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Asia-Pacific Director, Kanni Wignaraja told journalists in New York that Afghanistan will reach “universal poverty by middle of next year.” UNIFEED

Press Conference by Kanni Wignaraja, UNDP Asia-Pacific Director, and Abdallah Al Dardari, UNDP Resident Representative in Afghanistan, on poverty projections for Afghanistan.

Some 30 kilometres from Tambura in South Sudan’s Western Equatorial State, patrolling UN peacekeepers saw the devastation caused by violent conflict in the area. Thousands of people who have been displaced are suffering, many of them are women and children. UNMISS

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said it is rapidly delivering assistance to Afghanistan through neighbouring Pakistan. The Agency noted that, by allowing convoys carrying vital supplies to go overland and through its borders, Pakistan is helping to ensure aid reaches the Afghan people quickly.UNHCR

General Assembly proclaims World Wetlands Day, World Cotton Day, expresses solidarity with Haiti, as it adopts 3 resolutions.

Ramesh Rajasingham, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, and Bruno Lemarquis, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Haiti brief reporters on the situation in the country.