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The United Nations is increasingly concerned about reports of rising fatalities, including women and children, related to the protests in Iran, said a UN Spokesperson. UNIFEED

Amid ongoing protests across Iran in the wake of the death of a 22-year-old woman, who was arrested for having “improper clothing”, the UN Human Rights office (OHCHR) expressed strong concerns about the violent response by security forces to protests. UNTV CH

Addressing the General Assembly on Saturday, Reem Ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates, said, “we must prioritize diplomatic solutions, dialogue, and de-escalation in order to settle tensions, prevent conflicts from emerging, and combat extremist ideologies.” UNIFEED

Asked about protests in the Islamic Republic of Iran, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said, “We call on security forces to refrain from using unnecessary and disproportionate force and appeal to all to exercise restraint to avoid further escalation.” UNIFEED

In his address to the General Assembly’s General Debate, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Israel “will do whatever it takes” to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. UNIFEED

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has started “the real negotiation” to create a nuclear safety and security protection zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, in Ukraine, the agency’s Director-General informed. UNIFEED

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi told the General Assembly his country is serious about reviving a deal on its nuclear program and asked for “only one thing: commitment, observance of commitments.” UNIFEED

World leaders started arriving at United Nations Headquarters for the 77th session of the General Assembly’s General Debate, after two years of virtual and hybrid summits wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic. UNIFEED

All Inclusive: the Campaign for Refugee Education, calls for the inclusion of refugees in national education systems from the start of humanitarian emergencies, through protracted displacement situations and in longer-term development planning. UNHCR

Following a report by the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR), French Ambassador Nicolas de Rivière said the situation in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China, “is a source of profound concern.” UNIFEED