Source: United Nations (video statements)
After the Council’s meeting, UNOWAS chief Leonardo Santos Simão told reporters, “the region has demonstrated remarkable resilience. But it cannot succeed without sustained international support.”
He reiterated, “we must therefore invest in humanitarian assistance, development and regional cooperation if we are to address the root causes of instability and build lasting peace in the region.”
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
– Secretary-General/Trip Announcement
– Critical Energy Transition Minerals
– Iran
– Yemen
– Lebanon
– Occupied Palestinian Territory
– Security Council
– Sudan
– Democratic Republic of the Congo/Humanitarian
– Democratic Republic of the Congo
– Noon Briefing Guest
– Financial contribution
SECRETARY-GENERAL/TRIP ANNOUNCEMENT
Tomorrow, the Secretary-General will start a visit to China, where he will have several official engagements. During the visit, the Secretary-General will travel to Yunnan Province. He will visit the Erhai Lake Ecological Corridor in Dali, a 900-hectare nature-based restoration project that has significantly boosted local biodiversity. Afterwards, in Kunming, he will interact with beneficiaries and local counterparts of UN programmes supporting the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in China. Among these are programmes on biodiversity conservation and ecosystem restoration, low-carbon rural development and sustainable agriculture, rural revitalization, as well as gender equality and social inclusion.
While in China, the Secretary-General will also attend the Opening Ceremony of the World AI Conference in Shanghai. In his address, he will emphasize that the defining question is not whether artificial intelligence will transform our world, but whether that transformation will reduce inequalities and expand opportunity. The Secretary-General is expected to underscore that the technology that will shape the future of humanity must be shaped by all of humanity, and that it cannot be governed by a handful of countries or companies. The Secretary-General will also deliver remarks at the Opening Session of the World AI Conference Meteorological Forum.
The Secretary-General will return to New York on Monday, 20 July.
CRITICAL ENERGY TRANSITION MINERALS
This morning, the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, addressed a High-Level Meeting on Critical Energy Transition Minerals. She stressed that advancing the energy transition, at speed and scale, has never been more urgent or vital.
Ms. Mohammed noted that the climate crisis is driving us deeper into planetary overshoot with rising temperatures pushing us closer to irreversible catastrophic tipping points. And at the same time, she added, a global energy crisis is exposing the folly of a world still hooked on hydrocarbons, with limited access to cleaner fuels for the poor, and accelerated destruction of our natural systems, pushing ecosystems to the brink.
The Deputy Secretary-General pointed out that these crises have one common cause: fossil fuels. She underscored that they demand the same answer: a fast, fair and inclusive transition to clean energy, along with shared benefits from decarbonization, and a surge in adaptation finance, resilient infrastructure and climate justice for those already facing climate harm.
Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date=2026-07-14
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Behind every major special event, there is a coordinated effort to keep the public safe. As thousands gathered for Sail250, FBI Baltimore stayed busy managing everything from maritime response and counter-drone capabilities to intelligence sharing. Supervisory Special Agent Tim Harvey gives a behind-the-scenes look at how the FBI and its partners helped everyone stay safe and sound.
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Source: United Nations (video statements)
Addressing an emergency meeting of the Security Council requested by the Yemeni government, Acting Assistant Secretary-General Indrika Ratwatte said, “Yemen’s humanitarian crisis deepening just as our ability to respond has been sharply reduced” due to “unprecedented fall in humanitarian funding.”
Ratwatte said, “food insecurity is approaching catastrophic levels, with more than 18 million people across Yemen hungry and many of them in an acute situation of hunger.”
Source: European Commission (video statements)
The European Commission, together with 15 international partners, has launched the Team Gaza Initiative, contributing almost €900 million to help the people of Gaza meet their immediate needs, including coordinating early recovery projects and restoring vital services, in the face of the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
This initiative operates as a flexible programme, allowing each partner to channel funding through their preferred financing mechanisms to target selected areas of support. As part of this collaborative effort, the European Commission intends to build on its established partnership with the United Nations to implement its own substantial contribution.
The European Commission supports Gaza’s early recovery, stabilisation, and modernisation in line with its commitment to international cooperation and humanitarian aid.
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Since June 2024, UN DESA has partnered with the UN Office of Information and Communications Technology and Accenture to develop SDG Chat. As the first proposal approved by the UN Secretariat’s Cross-functional Working Group on Generative AI, this tool uses GenAI to provide a single, intuitive interface for UN DESA’s SDG resources. By making critical data easily accessible, SDG Chat fosters global engagement and serves as a prime example of how public-private partnerships can accelerate sustainable development.
Speakers:
– Ms. Bjørg Sandkjær, Assistant Secretary-General, UN DESA
– Ms. Lan Guan, Chief AI & Data Officer, Accenture
– Lambert Hogenhout, Chief of Data and AI, UN OICT
Moderator: Martha Barreneche, Youth Advocacy & Well-being International Specialist, UN Youth Office
Source: United Nations (video statements)
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War is Mary Maker’s earliest memory. Born in South Sudan and named Niriak — meaning "war" — she spent her youth living and working in one of the world’s largest refugee camps. Now a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, she is raising her voice on behalf of those she left behind, helping refugee students land scholarships to top universities.
“I want to be seen. I want to be heard. I want to be acknowledged. I want to be at the table, making decisions and feeling like a part of something. Are you able to see us? Are you? Are you able to go beyond the news and really understand that this is someone like you?”
After her family fled to safety, Mary built a new life of opportunity through education and hard work – finding her feet, and her voice, on stage. In this episode, she shares how she overcame a childhood marred by death and conflict, and how theater became both her refuge and her path forward.
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
MPs on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee question Rt Hon Steve Reed MP, Secretary of State, and Will Garton, Director General for Local Government, Growth and Communities, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for their work looking into the department.
Witnesses:
Rt Hon Steve Reed MP – Secretary of State
Will Garton – Delegated Permanent Secretary and Accounting Officer at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/27850/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/
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Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
A research mission set out from Brazil to explore the ocean’s ‘twilight zone’. Plunging from 200 to 1,000 metres deep, this is the largest #habitat on Earth and is estimated to contain 90% of the global biosphere.
Researchers on the Schmidt Ocean Institute vessel brought a groundbreaking microscope called the Squid, which uses lasers to scan living creatures – even single-celled ones.
The ocean could hold as many as 1.75 million undescribed #species. But habitat destruction, pollution, climate change, and overfishing all pose grave threats to ocean life.
Friends of Ocean Action is a group of leaders from business, science and civil society who use their knowledge to help conserve the #ocean and sustainably manage marine resources.
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Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers remarks at the Stud Game Breeders’ Bursary Award Ceremony.
