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“An exceptional and dangerous heatwave is breaking in northwestern United States of America and western Canada,” where the all-time Canadian temperature record was broken twice within 24 hours, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported on Tuesday. UNTV CH

Adopting 3 texts, General Assembly encourages more United Nations-Pacific Islands Forum cooperation, decides to continue intergovernmental talks on Security Council reform.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people fleeing wars, violence, persecution and human rights violations in 2020 rose to nearly 82.4 million people, according to UNHCR’s latest annual Global Trends report released on Friday.. This is a further four per cent increase on top of the already record-high 79.5 million at the end of 2019. UNHCR

Negotiated political settlement only way to end war, ‘turn the tide’ in Yemen, Special Envoy tells Security Council.

The General Assembly holds a high-level dialogue to assess the progress made in the fight against desertification, land degradation and drought, and map the way forward in view of the end of the UN Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification.

As Lebanon is facing one of its worst financial and economic crises in its modern history grappling with an economic and financial meltdown, the UN estimates that over the next eight months some USD 300 million are required to cover the crucial needs of 1,5 million Lebanese and 400,000 migrant workers affected by the ongoing crisis. UNTV CH

A five-day joint military exercise between UNIFIL peacekeepers and Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) using live ammunition concluded on Friday in an open field south of UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura. The “Steel Storm” drill, led by UNIFIL’s Force Commander’s Reserve (FCR) and conducted between the two forces twice a year, involved armored assets, machine gun and small arms live fire. UNIFIL

Confirmation that Europeans have just experienced their chilliest Spring in years is cold comfort for the planet, amid rising greenhouse gas levels which will bring negative impacts for generations to come, UN weather experts said today. UNTV CH

Secretary-General António Guterres announced the launching of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a “global movement” that “will bring together governments, businesses, civil society, and private citizens in an unprecedented effort to heal the Earth.” UNIFEED

United Nations officials call for access to decaying FSO ‘safer’ off Yemen’s coast, warn Security Council of potential environmental, humanitarian crisis.