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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is on track to have record levels of verified grave violations against children for a third consecutive year in 2023. UNICEF

The President of the 78th session of the General Assembly Dennis Francis said that he is encouraged by the engagement and participation of delegations during the Assembly's annual debate, a total of 189 member states spoke from the rostrum. UNIFEED

More than 16,000 children are displaced in eastern Libya following Africa’s deadliest storm in recorded history, UNICEF warned. UNICEF

The UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Geir Pedersen said that there is a path forward for the Syrian conflict, but if it is not taken, “it goes against the common interests of the international community for stability and progress in Syria.” UNIFEED

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 Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, said, “It is time to support strengthened engagement with the relevant components of the de facto authorities through appropriate means to increase their knowledge and further compliance of law enforcement actions with international norms.” UNIFEED

Protracted conflict across Mali, along with internal displacement and limited humanitarian access are among the unprecedented risks threatening the country’s most vulnerable youngsters, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said. UNTV CH

Actor and advocate Dia Mirza said that with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at halftime, “there is still a significant absence of political will, and without political will, we can't get ahead, and we cannot do all that we need done as fast as it's needed to be done.” UNIFEED

Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry told the annual General Assembly high level debate that the Security Council “must take urgent action by authorizing the deployment of a multinational support mission to underpin security in Haiti.” UNIFEED

Following a Ministerial Meeting on UNRWA co-hosted by Jordan and Sweden, the Head of UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini and Jordan’s Minister of Foreign affairs Ayman Safadi called for increased and predictable funding for Palestinian refugees. UNIFEED