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The 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 30 November to 12 December 2023. UNIFEED

The head of the UN Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, said that the outbreak of armed conflict in Sudan in April “interrupted the encouraging signs of dialogue between the Sudan and South Sudan”, and it “effectively put on hold” the political process with regard to the final status of Abyei and border issues. UNIFEED

Seven earthquakes with magnitudes reaching 6.3 and multiple aftershocks have struck Herat Province in Western Afghanistan within eight days. Dozens of villages are affected, many of them entirely flattened with at least 1,400 people killed and more than 1,800 injured, according to official figures. The majority of victims are women and children. WFP

Countries are stepping up with finances for the most vulnerable of the world, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said today (12 Oct) in Marrakech, Morocco. Thousands of journalists, policymakers, bankers and civil society organizations are gathered there for the Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank. IMF

The IMF sees global growth “limping not sprinting” ahead this year, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, head of the Fund’s Research Department said at the launch of the World Economic Outlook (WEO) in Marrakech, Morocco. IMF

Jane Fonda, actress and activist, said most people in the United States understand that the climate crisis is alarming, “Why can't our leaders hear this?” UNIFEED

An official from the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said that extreme rainfall has caused devastating flooding and loss of life in Libya with an estimate of 3,000 people who have died and up to 10,000 people that are recorded to be missing in the massive floods which have overwhelmed on 10 September eastern parts of the country. UNTV CH

Floods, droughts and extreme temperatures continued to be the norm during the month of August. UNIFEED

Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the completion of the work stabilizing the decaying Safer Tanker and transferring more than 1.1 million barrels of oil it held to the replacement vessel Yemen, “marks the end of a pivotal chapter in the UN-led operation to address the threat of a major oil spill.” UNIFEED

The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, told the Security Council that despite hostilities having not returned to pre-truce levels, “intermittent fighting” continues and “there have been public threats to return to war.” UNIFEED