"WATER MANAGEMENT"

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

Ahead of COP 28, beginning at the end of the month in Dubai, Secretary-General António Guterres traveled to China and Nepal during the month of October to highlight the urgency of reducing emissions to combat climate change. UNIFEED / FILE

An uptick in violence in Port-au-Prince since mid-August 2023 has driven approximately 40,000 people from their homes in several neighborhoods of the capital, exacerbating an already complex humanitarian crisis where almost half of the country faces acute levels of food insecurity. WFP

Youth activists, chefs, influencers, and innovators gathered at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Rome, Italy, to mark Junior World Food Day and share concrete actions to protect water. Their aim is to achieve a more sustainable and food secure world for future generations. FAO

Celebrations marking this year’s World Food Day began at Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters in Rome, Italy, with the focus on water’s critical role in underpinning our food security and on how we can better manage and not take for granted this precious and finite resource. FAO

According to the World Meteorological Organization, more early warnings are needed with the global hydrological cycle out of control. UNTV CH

Joint stakeout delivered by Albana Dautllari, Deputy Permanent Representative of Albania to the United Nations, on behalf of the Security Council pledgers of the Joint Pledges related to Climate, Peace and Security (Albania, France, Gabon, Ghana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States) on the impacts of climate change on peace and security in South Sudan.

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 77th Session of the General Assembly.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Wednesday concluded a four-day visit to Iraq that took him to Baghdad, Erbil and Basra. OHCHR

The International Maritime Organization adopted a revised strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping. IMO