"WEATHER"

Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, told world leaders, “Climate disaster and its insufferable impacts are preventable.” He made an “urgent” call to all states to translate rhetoric into action, adding that “we must realize our climate finance commitments to build resilience and mitigate impact. We should act to meet our emission reduction targets.” UNIFEED

Describing the “biblical flood” that left one third of his country under water, the Prime Minister of Pakistan told the General Assembly that “the question to raise here is quite simple: why are my people paying the price of such high global warming through no fault of ours?” UNIFEED

The situation for Sudan’s most vulnerable children is so desperate that half of the most severely malnourished youngsters are expected to die without urgent humanitarian intervention, UN agencies said on Friday. UNTV CH

Urgent action is needed to mitigate emission and adapt to the changing climate, this is the key message of the latest report “United in Science” presented by Prof Petteri Taalas, Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), at the United Nations in Geneva. UNTV CH

Recent violence has displaced thousands in Upper Nile in South Sudan, leading to an influx of newly displaced persons at the UN Protection Site in Malakal. Against this backdrop, UNMISS Force Commander Mohan Subramanian made his maiden visit to Malakal and Kodok. UNMISS

After touring flood afflicted  regions in Pakistan, Secretary-General António Guterres said, “I have never seen climate carnage on this scale” and added that the affected area, “is three times the total area of my own country, Portugal.” UNIFEED

With a record 33 million people affected by the heavy monsoon rains and flooding in Pakistan, UN agencies are stepping up supports to the Government’s relief efforts. The floods are the deadliest in over a decade and more heavy rains are forecast. UNIC ISLAMABAD

The scale of the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan is unprecedented, with a third of the country under water, UN humanitarians warned on Friday. UNTV CH

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

A $160 million emergency plan to help Pakistan deal with devastating flooding has been launched by the United Nations, aiming to reach “5.2 million of the most vulnerable people in the country”. UNTV CH