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The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, Helen La Lime, told reporters, “What Haitians most want right now is security, security to go about their lives without the fear of being injured or kidnap when they leave their homes in the morning.” UNIFEED

Nearing the conclusion of a sometimes fractious two-week meeting, nations of the world today agreed on a historic package of measures deemed critical to addressing the dangerous loss of biodiversity and restoring natural ecosystems.UN BIODIVERSITY

Delivering a joint statement on behalf of many Member States, US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield urged all Security Council members to support an open briefing in 2023 to “discuss the human rights violations and abuses committed by the DPRK, the implications for peace and security and explore ways to incorporate human rights into the peace and security diplomacy in the Korean peninsula.” UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres called for a “peace pact with nature,” as well as “a dramatic step up in climate action.” UNIFEED

Opening the UN’s key biodiversity conference, COP15, in Montreal, Canada, on Tuesday, the UN Secretary-General said that “the deluded dreams of billionaires aside, there is no Planet B.” UNIFEED

The UN’s key biodiversity conference, COP15, began on Tuesday in Montreal, Canada, where negotiators will set new targets and goals aimed at arresting the alarming destruction of nature, due by human activity. UNIFEED

The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) distributed over 30 000 grain sleeves to support Ukrainian farmers with temporary storage solutions. FAO

Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly told world leaders, “we need more multilateralism, not less. We need more of the UN, not less. We need a UN that is effective, efficient, relevant, and accountable.” UNIFEED

After lashing parts of Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands with 140 kilometre-an-hour winds, Hurricane Fiona is expected to make landfall in Canada late Friday and Saturday, the UN said. UNTV CH

Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, said, “Putin’s behavior only goes to show that his invasion is failing.” UNIFEED