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Close to 1 billion people in low- and lower-middle income countries - 1 in 8 of the world’s population –are served by health-care facilities that lack a reliable electricity supply, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll). WHO

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) is a United Nations “success story,” he called on donors to deliver on a $1 billion CERF “that is even more effective and successful.” UNIFEED

“Today we have 2,3 billion inhabitants of the planet which are suffering from water challenges, and by 2050 we expect to see up to 5 billion people suffering from those,” said Professor Petteri Taalas, WMO’s Secretary-General. UNTV CH

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is urging global leaders to curb the most devastating humanitarian consequences of the climate crisis and avert a catastrophic future for millions of displaced people. UNHCR

The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP27, will be held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, between 6-18 November 2022, under the presidency of Egypt. UNIFEED / FILE

During a meeting marking the 20th anniversary of the African Union (AU), Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council that the world is “heading straight off a climate cliff” and “for many Africans, this is not a distant threat, but a daily reality.” UNIFEED

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

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

After lashing parts of Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands with 140 kilometre-an-hour winds, Hurricane Fiona is expected to make landfall in Canada late Friday and Saturday, the UN said. UNTV CH

Secretary-General António Guterres said that civil unrest had brought Haiti to a “standstill,” a UN spokesperson told reporters. UNIFEED