"SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS"

Ahead of COP 28, taking place in Dubai, during the month of November the Secretary-General António Guterres travelled to Nepal and to the Antarctic to highlight the devastating effects of climate change on glaciers and ice shelves. UNIFEED / FILE

General Assembly: 42nd plenary meeting, 78th session.

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on the world “to work side-by-side with persons with disabilities to design and deliver solutions based on equal rights in every country and community.” UNIFEED

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

Mr. Dennis Francis, President of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, on his participation in the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; as well as his recent official travel to the Cook Islands for the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), and existential threats of sea-level rise amidst the climate crisis on the upcoming COP28.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the African Union (AU) is the world body’s “most important” strategic partnership, reiterating that “we must work with the African Union based on the principle of African-led solutions for African problems in all dimensions, peace and security, development, climate change.” UNIFEED

Today marks the admission of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) bonds on the LSE’s Sustainable Bond Market and the first time a United Nations Fund and specialized agency has listed its sustainable bond on the LSE market since the World Bank Group. IFAD

The Secretary-General said the new UN Environment Programme report shows that “the emissions gap is more like an emissions canyon.” UNIFEED

The Security Council will hold an open debate on "Promote sustaining peace through common development" under the agenda item "Maintenance of international peace and security".

The Security Council will hold an open debate on "Promote sustaining peace through common development" under the agenda item "Maintenance of international peace and security"