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The Government of the Netherlands dramatically increases its financial commitment to the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development to help the agency support small-scale farmers adapt to climate change. IFAD

The UN General Assembly elected 15 new countries to serve on the Human Rights Council. UNIFEED

Addressing the participants of a high-level event to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the UN LGBTI Core Group, Hanke Bruins Slot, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs said, “in far too many places around the world we are seeing a targeted hate campaign against LGBTIQ people simply for being who they are and loving who they love.” UNIFEED

Over fifty countries called on all Member States to join in raising awareness of the links between human rights situations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and international peace and security, and to “hold the DPRK government accountable for its actions and fully implement Security Council resolutions.” UNIFEED

The Head of United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Nicholas Haysom visited riverine islands in Tereleka where the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is running livelihood skills programmes for the local communities. UNMISS

The Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, said, “While sporadic military incidents continue to occur, levels of hostilities are significantly lower than before the truce.” UNIFEED

The UN welcomed a pledging event for the UN-led Safer project to avert a catastrophic oil spill in the Red Sea, but warned that more funds are needed to complete the process, a UN Spokesperson informed. UNIFEED

A group of 46 countries said it was “deeply concerned over Russia’s announcement that it has detained a Wall Street Journal reporter” and protested “Russian efforts to limit and intimidate the media.” UNIFEED

The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, told the Security Council that “the risk of a nuclear weapon being used is currently higher than at any time since the depth of the cold war,” and the war in Ukraine “represents the most acute example of that risk.” UNIFEED

Peruvian Minister of Housing, Construction and Sanitation called world leaders to “get out comfort zone, roll up our sleeves, put on our boots and lead the political, social, cultural and economic transformation that we need to face enormous challenges that our peoples demand in particular with the drinking water and sanitation agenda.” UNIFEED