In a press release published by his spokesperson, the UN chief noted that the disaster trained by serious monsoon conditions had been exacerbated by climate change, which has an impact on approximately 1.5 million people.
Hundreds of thousands of people need humanitarian aid while more than 3,000 homes, more than 400 schools and around forty health establishments have undergone a certain level of damage.
Solidarity with the people
“The secretary general congratulates the Pakistani authorities for having moved more than a million people in Punjab. He expresses his solidarity with the government and the people of Pakistan, prolongs his sincere condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives and wish a rapid recovery to those who have been injured. “
The UN and other humanitarian organizations work in close collaboration with the Pakistani authorities to assess the full impact of floods on communities, identify other needs and also meet all gaps in the response.
The United Nations Emergency Rescue Coordinator Tom Fletcher published $ 600,000 in the regional fund organized for rescue and recovery efforts, and discussions are underway with the government on a specific response plan.
Dozens of countries are lagging behind climate reports, warns the UN climate chief
The UN Executive Secretary of Climate Change Simon Siell warned that 37 countries have not yet submitted one or more compulsory reports under the Paris AgreementThe transparency framework is, stressing that “no country can be left behind”.
Speaking to the Global Transparency Forum in Songdo, in the Republic of Korea, the UNCCCC The chief said that the improved transparency frame (ETF) is not only technical accounting, but “a vital activation tool” for stronger climate action.
It helps governments attracting investments, conceiving more ambitious policies and accelerating progress on clean energy and resilience, he added.
“Intelligent investment”
To date, more than 100 nations have submitted their first biennial transparency reports (BTR), that Mr. Stiell qualified an “intelligent investment” providing economic and social advantages.
More than 10,000 experts from 140 developing countries have received training on the FNB, with 1,200 certified examiners and 1,400 civil servants now using its tools.
The first global BTRS synthesis will be published before COP30 CLIMATE CHANGE CHANGE in BrazilOffering an early overview of progress on mitigation, adaptation and support. Stiell said the results would guide the next world stock.
“What is measured can be acted. What is reported helps strengthen confidence. And what is shared becomes a force of change, “he said.
Lebanon: The UN expresses serious concern about Israeli attacks on peace soldiers
The UN seriously expressed a concern in the face of an Israeli attack on peace soldiers by compensating for the roadblocks in southern Lebanon on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, journalists in New York, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, said that Israeli military drones had abandoned grenades near complainants in service in the United Nations mission, Unifil“Who was doing compulsory tasks in support of the implementation of Security advice Resolution 1701. “”
It is the resolution that authorizes the peacekeepers to monitor the agreement to cease hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006 and support the Lebanese armed forces while Israel withdrew from southern Lebanon. Unifil patrols the blue separation line.
In a declaration on social networks, Unifil described the attack on drone as one of the most serious of his staff since the agreement to cease hostilities between the two parties last November. The mission stressed that the Israeli forces had been informed before the customs clearance work.
Drones crossed in Israel
“A grenade had an impact in the 20 meters and three to about 100 meters from the United Nations staff and vehicles,” said UN spokesperson.
“The drones were then observed returning to the south of the blue line. Fortunately, none of our colleagues was injured. ”
The Secretary General stresses that all the acts that endanger the life of peacekeepers are “completely unacceptable,” continued Mr. Dujarric.
The UN chief António Guterres also requires that the parties support their responsibilities “to ensure the security and security of peacekeepers and the inviolability of the UN premises”.
The financing cuts hamper the work of the Human Rights Council, explains the president
THE Human Rights Council should meet on Monday in Geneva – an opportunity for UN member states to discuss action to combat conflicts around the world, as well as other questions of global importance, from climate change to the rights of disability.
As this work is important, it feared that cost reduction measures that already affect the United Nations agencies and that organizations and councils can limit its scope, said President Jürg Lauber on Wednesday.
This includes independent investigators in matters of known rights under the name of special rapporteurs, he said: “When the council decides to have a survey mechanism or a special report or a problem, they need resources,” he said.
Research, touched trips
“They need them to get the support of the secretariat to do research, to write reports. They must go to a country to see the situation. There is also less money available, which means that they do not necessarily get all the research and assistance they need to do their job, “he continued.
Mr. Lauber said it was “very clear” that the reduction in financial resources has an impact on meetings during the council sessions and the basic implementation of the investigation mandates.
He added that financing reductions could also prevent people or groups from countries to share their testimonies with investigators.
And he noted that a reduction in financing could also limit the amount of technical support and the councils that the Council is able to give to governments seeking to promote and protect human rights.
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