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Climate change took centre-stage as world leaders gathered for the annual General Assembly high-level debate this September in New York. UNIFEED / FILE

Secretary-General António Guterres asked, “how much suffering the world – particularly the most vulnerable countries like Pakistan – will endure before emissions are cut.” UNIFEED / FILE

The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, took part in an inter-agency UN mission to Derna from September 15-16 to conduct a preliminary assessment, including the possibility of setting up a UN hub closer to the affected areas for timely response. UNHCR

While UN humanitarians scale up the response to survivors of the flood disaster in Libya which wiped out entire neighborhoods and left thousands dead and many more missing, the UN’s aid chief warned that mental health care will be a huge issue for survivors of that catastrophe and the Moroccan earthquake last week. UNTV CH

The Permanent Representative of Libya to the United Nations, Taher El-Sonni, referred to the devastating floods in eastern parts of the country as “something that we've never seen in Libya before.” UNIFEED

The UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment closed on Wednesday at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) after three days of high-level events, meetings and dialogues bringing together over 2000 participants from 180 countries to explore challenges and opportunities to transform agrifood systems. FAO

Increased violence, natural disasters and disease outbreaks have fueled the deteriorating health situation in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), said a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official. UNTV CH

Briefing reporters on her recent trip to Haiti, Catherine Russell, UN Children’s Fund Executive Director, said there are now even more Haitian people in need than ever. UNIFEED

UN chief said that adopting the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 17 years ago “marked a landmark moment in our shared journey towards a more just and inclusive future for all.” UNIFEED

The UN stands ready to work with the Haitian authorities and other partners to help ease the suffering of those in need after the 5.5 magnitude earthquake that on Tuesday hit the area near the southern city of Jerémie, in the department of Grand’Anse, a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED