The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel releases its report, describing the targeting and killing of Palestinian children.
The Commission’s comprehensive report is unique, being the first specialized report on crimes and violations against Palestinian children in Palestine by a UN investigative body.
Source: International Monetary Fund – IMF (video statements)
As geopolitical tensions rise, countries like to flex their economic muscle. But as appealing as they might be, sanctions, tariffs, and export bans come at a price. Jeffry Frieden is a professor of international and public affairs and political science at Columbia University. In this podcast, he says when economic and geopolitical relations become tightly connected, bad things can happen.
Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
– Secretary-General/London
-Sudan
– UNIFIL
– Lebanon/Humanitarian
– Occupied Palestinian Territory
– Strait of Hormuz
– Central African Republic
– MONUSCO
– Democratic Republic of the Congo
– Peacekeeping
– Central Emergency Response Fund
– Ukraine
– International Widows’ Day
– UN Public Service Day
– Financial Contribution
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SECRETARY-GENERAL/LONDON
This morning, in London, the Secretary-General delivered a special address at London Climate Action Week. He said that our world is facing two crises: a climate crisis pushing us deeper toward higher temperatures and closer to catastrophic tipping points; and an energy crisis exposing the folly of a world hooked on hydrocarbons.
The Secretary-General said that these crises may seem separate, but they share the same destructive origin: Fossil fuels. He underscored that they demand the same answer – a fast, fair transition to clean energy, and a surge in adaptation, resilience and climate justice for those already facing climate harm.
The good news, the Secretary-General said, is that unlike every past energy crisis, we now have a clear way out, a clean way out. He said that renewables are the cheapest, fastest and most scalable source of new electricity in most of the world. There are no embargoes on sunlight and no blockades on the wind, he added.
During his address, the Secretary-General launched a global Call to Action on Methane and also proposed an AI Environmental Transparency Initiative.
Also today, the Secretary-General addressed the Local Climate Action Summit. He underscored that the climate fight will not be won in negotiating rooms, but through the actions we take in our communities. As we enter this era of implementation, he stressed that local leaders have an even greater responsibility to ensure the transition moves faster, becomes fairer, and delivers security, resilience and prosperity for all.
Later on, the Secretary-General addressed the Global Energy Transition and Electrification Summit, where he said that the age of clean electrification is here. The question, he said, is whether we can build the grids and storage, mobilize the investment, and deliver the infrastructure at the speed and scale required.
The Secretary-General will soon meet the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Yvette Cooper.
SUDAN
Turning to Sudan. Our Human Rights colleagues issued a report today verifying 546 incidents of conflict-related sexual violence in 16 of Sudan’s 18 states from the beginning of the conflict through mid-April this year, affecting at least 838 women, men and children. The findings underscore the devastating human toll the conflict continues to exact on civilians across the country.
These figures represent only the tip of the iceberg of the true scale of the abuse, the report says, as persistent underreporting has obscured the full extent of conflict-related sexual violence. The report also documents the deaths of at least 13 victims, many of whom died after being subjected to brutal gang rapes.
Meanwhile, we and our partners continue to provide crucial assistance to people affected by conflict in El Obeid in North Kordofan state.
The World Food Programme and its partners plan to provide food assistance to more than 72,000 displaced people this month and the next one, with some 12,600 people having been reached so far.
UNICEF and its partners reached more than 95,000 children under the age of five between last Friday and Sunday as part of a nutrition campaign. Our health partners have also pre-positioned cholera supplies and essential medicines to strengthen outbreak preparedness.
Full Highlights:
https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date=2026-06-23
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (video statements)
At a June 23, 2026, press conference announcing healthcare fraud enforcement results, FBI Director Kash Patel said, "Fraud is no longer being tolerated, it is not being put up with."
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Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (video statements)
At a June 23, 2026, press conference announcing healthcare fraud enforcement results, FBI Director Kash Patel described recent Foreign Transfer of Custody (FTOC) arrests that included Ibrahim Hilmi, who is charged in a $3.7 billion Medicare fraud scheme.
More: https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/2069140262664753374
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Joint statement by Leonor Zalabata Torres, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of June, on behalf of the Security Council members signatories of the Shared Commitments on Women, Peace and Security (Colombia, Denmark, France, Greece, Latvia, Liberia, Panama, and the United Kingdom), on the situation in the Central African Republic.
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To ensure long-term peace and security, Europe must take the lead in building and strengthening its defence capabilities. The EU already has three concrete steps in place to achieve this:
1. Supporting and integrating with Ukraine: aligning military and industrial capabilities for shared security.
2. Rapid defence innovation: learning from the frontlines to produce faster, better, cheaper and more repairable equipment.
3. An integrated European defence market: mobilising the power of the European economy to strengthen supply lines between Member States.
You can read more about the EU’s defence strategy here: https://link.europa.eu/phtmntnh
Source: United Kingdom UK House of Lords (video statements)
The National Security (State Threats) Bill will enable the government to classify organisations as linked to foreign state threat activities and make it an offence to support or benefit from them. Members will debate the key themes of the bill during second reading. Watch live from 3.15pm.
Find out more about the debate, including who’s taking part https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2026/june-2026/lords-debates-national-security-state-threats-bill-at-second-reading/
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Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
MPs on the Welsh Affairs Committee take evidence from healthcare experts for their inquiry, Cross-border healthcare arrangements between England and Wales.
Witnesses:
Dr Clara Day – Executive Medical Director at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Nicola Prygodzicz – Chief Executive at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Pete Hopgood – Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director of Finance, Capital and Support Services at Powys Teaching Health Board
Suzanne Rankin – Chief Executive at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Paul Mears – Chief Executive at Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board
Abigail Harris – Chief Executive at Swansea Bay University Health Board
Professor Philip Kloer – Chief Executive at Hywel dda University Health Board
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
MPs on the Business and Trade committee take evidence from consumer groups, regulatory bodies and major online retailers for their work on Consumer protection.
Witnesses:
Wayne Mackay – Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Electrical Safety First
Sue Davies – Head of Consumer Rights Policy at Which?
David MacKenzie – Chair at Chartered Trading Standards Institute
Dr Thomas Bell – UK Lead for Product Safety External Relations at Amazon
Leonard Klenner – Executive Assistant to Corporate Affairs to the President at Temu
Wolfgang Weber – Associate General Counsel, Regulatory & Criminal Investigations at eBay
