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The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, said, "Two years on – and a decade since Russia’s attempted illegal annexation of Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol – the war in Ukraine remains an open wound at the heart of Europe." UNIFEED

In his address to the General Assembly’s General Debate, the President of Palau Surangel Whipps said that his country advocates “for a global deep-sea mining moratorium and adhering to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea precautionary principle.” 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 UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, called the consequences of sea-level rise “unthinkable” and warned, “Low-lying communities and entire countries could disappear forever. We would witness a mass exodus of entire populations on a biblical scale. And we would see ever-fiercer competition for fresh water, land and other resources.” UNIFEED

Speaking at a high-level meeting on climate action, UN chief Antonio Guterres said that the climate crisis is a code red for humanity, adding that “the time has passed for diplomatic niceties,” and “if governments do not stand up and lead this effort, we are headed for terrible human suffering.” UNIFEED

In a cross-regional joint statement, 39 countries expressed grave concern about the human rights situation in Xinjiang and the recent developments in Hong Kong. UNIFEED

Speaking on behalf of Member States of the Pacific Islands Forum with presence at the United Nations, Kausea Natano, Prime Minister of Tuvalu said, “we reaffirm our commitment to the spirit of multilateral cooperation as symbolized by the shared history of the United Nations.” UNIFEED

Sixteen child petitioners – including Greta Thunberg and Alexandria Villaseñor – from 12 countries around the world today presented a landmark official complaint to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child to protest lack of government action on the climate crisis. UNICEF

The 193 Member States of the United Nations unanimously agreed to a set of measures that will begin the reversal of the decline of the ocean’s health as the five-day Ocean Conference came to a conclusion. UNIFEED

Secretary-General Special Envoy on El Nino and Climate, Mary Robinson told reporters in New York “the international community has to take responsibility particularly the countries that are more responsible for emissions”, adding “we are into a new normal, where it’s no longer El Niño. It’s El Niño affected by climate change.” UNIFEED-UNTV