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Speakers: • Ambassador Juan Ramón de la Fuente Ramírez (Mexico) • Ms. Alicia Sanders-Zakre, Policy and Research Coordinator, International Campaign to Abolish nuclear weapons. • Veronique Christory, Senior Arms Advisor for the International Committee of the Red Cross Delegation to the United Nations.

Hybrid press briefing sponsored by Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations on the 2nd Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

The 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 30 November to 12 December 2023. UNIFEED

In the run-up to COP28, the World Health Organization (WHO) together with the global health community, is raising its voice to ensure that the impact of climate change on health takes centre stage in the negotiations. WHO

Informal comments to the media by Vassily Nebenzia, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, on Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine.

Introducing a Framework Convention on International Tax cooperation, the Chair of the African Group, Zambian Ambassador Chola Milambo, said it marks “a significant moment in our collective journey towards a more equitable and inclusive global tax system.” UNIFEED

Civilians accounted for 85 percent of casualties by landmine and explosive remnants of war in 2022, half of them were children, according to a UN-backed civil society report released today. UNTV CH

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

The third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-3), opened today in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. UNEP

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