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The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) urges advanced economies to change course in their monetary and fiscal policies to avert global recession. UNTV CH

Secretary-General António Guterres told journalists in New York that “while climate chaos gallops ahead, climate action has stalled,” and said that the upcoming COP27 in Sharm el-Shaikh “is critical – but we have a long way to go.” UNIFEED

The International Labour Organization’s 10th Director-General, Guy Ryder concluded his 10-year term in office on 30 September and handed the keys of office to his successor, Gilbert F. Houngbo. ILO

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) recently organized a three-day capacity building conference for personnel of South Sudan’s National Prisons Service on how other UN member states are promoting gender equality and working to reduce sexual and gender-based violence by implementing institutional and prison service reforms. UNMISS

Secretary-General António Guterres said any decision by the Russian Federation to proceed with the annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine “would have no legal value and deserves to be condemned.” UNIFEED

Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Simon Stiell said, “climate change does not respect borders and boundaries, it does not respect political election cycles,” but it does impact the lives of people globally. UNIFEED / FILE

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

Speaking at the High-Level Debate of the General Assembly on Saturday, Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said, "A permanent member of the Security Council has launched an unprovoked, unjustified and illegal aggression against a neighboring country,” adding that this was done in “blatant disregard of its international obligations and the human suffering that extends far beyond the immediate war zone.” UNIFEED

Speaking at a meeting on ending the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “it’s time to build political momentum to finish the job on COVID-19. Let’s get it done. Let’s end this pandemic, once and for all.” UNIFEED

The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said, “33 million Pakistanis today are paying in the form of their lives and the livelihoods for the industrialization of bigger countries.” UNIFEED