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Syrian ambassador to the UN Bashar Ja’afari said the chemical weapons watchdog (OPCW) was sending teams to Syria today and tomorrow adding that any delay or disruption in the visit would be the result of “political pressure” from the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. UNIFEED

The Vietnamese government is working with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to address gender issues that shape vulnerability to climate change. FAO

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed today on a new, wide-ranging collaboration to accelerate action to curb environmental health risks that cause an estimated 12.6 million deaths a year. WHO

The year “2017 is amongst the three top warmest years,” with many high-impact events including catastrophic hurricanes, droughts and floods, according to the World Meteorological Organization. UNTV CH

According to the eighth edition of the UN Flagship Emissions Gap Report released today, the world is set to fall short of reaching global emissions reduction targets. The report’s findings clearly show that the “Paris Agreement is faltering” without a stronger commitment to action by all governments and non-state actors. UNTV CH

The number of obese children and adolescents (aged five to 19 years) worldwide has risen tenfold in the past four decades. If current trends continue, more children and adolescents will be obese than moderately or severely underweight by 2022, according to a new WHO report released today. WHO

A rogue elephant trampled two Rohingya refugees to death and injured seven at a settlement bordering forest in Bangladesh. UNHCR

Over 180 million people do not have access to basic drinking water in countries affected by conflict, violence and instability worldwide, UNICEF warned as World Water Week gets under way. UNICEF

The Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre said Saudi Arabia is in “full support” of the UN initiative to reopen the Yemeni port of Hodeidah to humanitarian and commercial imports. UNIFEED

Children are increasingly targeted in the renewed fighting in the Central African Republic (CAR), according to United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). UNTV CH