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A top United Nations official for Africa told the Security Council that pirate groups in the Gulf of Guinea “are adapting to changing dynamics both at sea and in coastal areas” and said criminal networks may be shifting to “less risky and more profitable” activities. UNIFEED

Answering questions to reporters in Ukraine’s Odesa port on Friday, Secretary-General António Guterres said, “The International agency of Atomic Energy is an autonomous agency that has a very clear mandate and that has a board. So, it is for the IAEA to decide how and when and how to develop an inspection or a visit or a presence in Zaporizhzhia.” OCHA

Adopting resolution 2634 (2022), Security Council calls on Gulf of Guinea countries to criminalize piracy, armed robbery at sea under domestic laws.

The 100th ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) has been marked by a ceremony at the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) headquarters in Geneva. ILO

Organized crime perpetuating instability, violence, poverty across West Africa, Sahel, executive director tells Security Council.

UNHCR volunteers like Almalyn Akmad are going door to door to register people in the Sama Bajau community in the Philippines, and help them get their birth certificates. UNHCR

Speakers chart best way to move United Nations forward as General Assembly considers Secretary-General’s landmark report on reform proposals, multilateral action.

Noon briefing by Stephanie Tremblay, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

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

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