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The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Music Rights Awareness Foundation today launched a new online platform to raise creators’ awareness of intellectual property (IP) rights and related management practices, aiming to ensure they receive recognition and fair reward for their work. WIPO

A top UN official for Europe, Central Asia and Americas said that in Ukraine, “the past few weeks have seen a pattern of escalation of attacks on critical infrastructure, including attacks on energy infrastructure, across the country.” UNIFEED

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has appointed Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden as Goodwill Ambassador for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNDP

Russian Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya told the Security Council that “more and more evidence” is emerging “showing that the Nord Stream explosion is the work of Washington.” UNIFEED

Following a Ministerial Meeting on UNRWA co-hosted by Jordan and Sweden, the Head of UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini and Jordan’s Minister of Foreign affairs Ayman Safadi called for increased and predictable funding for Palestinian refugees. UNIFEED

During the SDG Summit in New York, world leaders discussed finance, investments and means of implementation for SDG achievement, noting that innovative financing mechanisms are needed to free up resources for development. 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

Commemorating the 62nd anniversary of the death of former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld, UN chief Antonio Guterres said, "We have the shared responsibility to pursue the truth." 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 Security Council held a meeting today to discuss last September's explosions on the Nord Stream gas pipelines. UNIFEED