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Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix said the security situation has deteriorated sharply. “Over the past three months, the developments in South Sudan continued to move in a negative and possibly dangerous direction. Ceasefire violations are on the increase — including widespread aerial bombardments and clashes between the signatories of the peace agreement.”

Lacroix stressed that “the Revitalized Peace Agreement remains the only viable framework for long term peace and stability in South Sudan,” but warned that preparations for the December 2026 elections lack urgency. “With time running out for credible planning, key electoral decisions must be made now, not later,” he said.

He also described a worsening humanitarian emergency. “More than 7.5 million people face acute food insecurity; 28,000 are at risk of famine,” he said. “Flooding has displaced over a million. Over 1.2 million returnees and refugees from Sudan have crossed into a country already struggling to feed its own.”

“Human suffering during this volatile situation continues to mount,” he added. “Conflict-related sexual violence, arbitrary detentions, and extrajudicial killings persist, with limited accountability. I urge all parties to immediately cease hostilities and recommit to the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement.”

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Remarks by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, at the thematic session on climate and nature forests and oceans.

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Secretary-General António Guterres said, “protecting forests and oceans is not charity. It is a legal and moral responsibility and smart economics” and called for “safeguarding these foundations of life; investing in nature’s recovery; And ensuring that people and planet thrive together, now and for generations to come.”

Addressing a thematic session on “climate and nature: forests and oceans” on the sidelines of the World Leaders Climate Action Summit ahead of COP30 in Belem, Brazil, Guterres said, “vital forests stretch beyond the tropics – across boreal and temperate regions. They store carbon and regulate rainfall – shielding us from floods, droughts, and deadly heat.”

He said, “we must halt deforestation by 2030 to keep 1.5-degrees within reach – protecting intact tropical and boreal forests, conserving peatlands, ending illegal logging, and eliminating deforestation from supply chains. We must also restore degraded land, with nature-based solutions that protect watersheds, reduce disaster risk, and create green jobs.”

Oceans, the Secretary-General continued, “absorb a quarter of human CO2 emissions and most of the excess heat trapped in our atmosphere. They cool the planet, underpin food security, livelihoods, and coastal protection. Yet they are warming, acidifying, and rising – threatening lives, economies, and the very existence of entire communities.”

He said, “we must enhance coastal protection and early warning systems; Restore coral reefs, seagrass and mangroves; Tackle plastic and nutrient pollution; Expand effectively managed marine protected areas – including by rapidly implementing the Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction; And deliver “30 by 30” – protecting 30 percent of land and ocean by 2030.”

The World Leaders Climate Action Summit, taking place 6 and 7 November, brings together heads of state and government, ministers, and leaders of international organizations to discuss pressing climate change challenges and commitments.

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Remarks by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, at the Belém Climate Summit – Energy Transition Roundtable.

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Speaking at an Energy Transition Roundtable on the sidelines of the World Leaders Climate Action Summit in Belém, Brazil, Secretary-General António Guterres said, “renewables are now the cheapest source of new electricity,” but stressed that “we must go much faster – and ensure all nations share the benefits.”

Guterres said, renewables “are powering prosperity and empowering communities long left in the dark,” and noted that “every dollar invested in renewables creates three times more jobs than a dollar invested in fossil fuels – and clean energy jobs now outnumber fossil fuel jobs worldwide.”

He said, “the renewables revolution is here.”

The Secretary-General said, “scientists tell us that overshooting 1.5 degrees is now inevitable, starting, at the latest, in the early 2030s. But how high and how long that overshoot lasts depends on the speed and scale of our actions today.”

To return below 1.5 degrees by century’s end, he said, “global emissions must fall by almost half by 2030, reach net zero by 2050, and go net negative afterwards.”

Guterres called for eliminating fossil fuel subsidies; supporting workers and communities whose livelihoods still depend on coal, oil and gas; investment in infrastructure, including grids, storage, and efficiency, meeting all new electricity demand with clean power, including from the data centres powering artificial intelligence; and unlocking finance at scale for developing countries.

He said, “the pathways for each country may look different, but the destination must be the same: A net-zero world, followed consistently by a net negative world – powered by renewables.”

The Secretary-General said, “we must support developing countries to implement their commitment to transition away from fossil fuels through stronger cooperation, investment and technology transfer – and calibrated to different capacities and dependencies.”

At COP28 in 2023 in Dubai countries had agreed to transition away from fossil fuels and to triple renewable energy capacity and double energy efficiency by 2030.

The Belém Climate Summit, taking place 6 and 7 November, brings together heads of state and government, ministers, and leaders of international organizations to discuss pressing climate change challenges and commitments.

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Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Highlights:

-AU-UN Annual Conference
-Sudan
-South Sudan / Security Council
-Occupied Palestinian Territory
-Lebanon / Israel
-Hurricane Melissa
-Shipwreck off the Coast of Malaysia and Thailand
-Senior Personnel Appointment
-Resident Coordinator – Bhutan
-Refugees / Global Winter Fundraising Campaign
-Global Cooling Watch 2025
-Briefing Tomorrow

AU-UN ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Tomorrow, the 9th African Union–United Nations annual conference will take place here at UN headquarters.
The high-level discussions will be co-chaired by Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, along with the Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres.
The meeting will focus on progress in the implementation of cooperation frameworks between the two organizations, but also on the joint action and challenges linked to peace, security, development, human rights and climate action.
The annual conference will conclude with a joint press conference by the Secretary-General and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. This will take place here, in this room, at 3:00 pm.

SUDAN
Today, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Tom Fletcher, arrived in Sudan. In Port Sudan, he met with authorities, humanitarian partners and the diplomatic community. We’ll share more details on those meetings as soon as we can.
Mr. Fletcher continues to call for an end to the atrocities in Sudan and to support efforts toward peace. He is also working to ensure that humanitarian teams receive the access and funding they need to deliver life-saving assistance across conflict lines.
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warns that the situation in North Darfur State remains volatile following the Rapid Support Forces’ takeover of El Fasher on October 26th. While large-scale clashes have subsided, sporadic fighting and drone activity persist, leaving civilians at risk of looting, forced recruitment and gender-based violence.
In South Kordofan State, a drone strike reportedly hit the town of Um Barmbeeta yesterday, destroying a school and injuring several displaced people. The state capital Kadugli and the nearby town of Dilling remain under siege, with widespread insecurity restricting access to thousands of families in need of urgent aid.
Our humanitarian partners report that more than 12,000 people fleeing violence in the Kordofan and Darfur regions have sought refuge in White Nile State since late October – an average of 700 each day. Displaced families face severe shortages of food, shelter and water, while host communities are overstretched.
Civilians must be protected, and aid workers must be granted safe and sustained access to deliver assistance across the front lines.

Full highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date=2025-11-11

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