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During the SDG Summit in New York, representatives of the youth, politicians and leaders of international organizations debated what will it take to keep the promise of the 2030 Agenda. UNIFEED

At a United Nations-backed gathering in the Somali capital on Thursday, young activists highlighted the severe impact of climate change on Somalia and called for more effective action to combat the negative impacts of climate change on vulnerable groups across the country. UNSOM

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk visited the southern town of Basra on Tuesday, on the third day of his official visit to Iraq. OHCHR

Ahead of COP 28, being held in Dubai from 30 November to 12 December, the United Nations kept a sharp focus on the issue of climate change during the month of June. UNIFEED / FILE

Addressing a high-level event to mark Desertification and Drought Day, General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi said, “when women farmers have access to own land, they grow more, and so do their children and nations.” UNIFEED

On the sidelines of the UN 2023 Water conference, a special event was held aiming to putting equality and human rights at the centre of the agenda addressing the global water crisis. UNIFEED

Leaders of the Federal Government of Somalia, its international partners and a cross-section of Somalis gathered in the capital on Monday and Tuesday for the country’s first-ever International Investment Conference–an opportunity for the world to appreciate the progress being made by Somalia on the political and economic front. UNSOM

The UN senior official for Africa, Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, warned, “We cannot hope to achieve lasting peace if we do not meet our climate goals.” UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres and the President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, alongside youth activists and peacekeepers, took part in a tree-planting event for Mongolia’s One Billion Trees campaign. UNIC MONGOLIA

Secretary-General António Guterres told journalists, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia that it was “particularly timely to recognize that Mongolia has shown its commitment to non-proliferation and disarmament by declaring itself a nuclear weapons-free zone.” UNIC MONGOLIA