Noon briefing today: updates on Gaza, Myanmar, Democratic Republic of the Congo & more.
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This is the moment to reaffirm our hope for, and contributions to, a two-state solution -- the only sustainable path to peace & security for Israelis, Palestinians & the wider region.
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The United Nations is totally committed to supporting a pathway to peace, based on an end to the

I am deeply alarmed by reports of mass graves in Gaza.
 
Independent investigators must be allowed immediate access.
 
The families of the dead have a right to know what happened.

The world has a right to accountability for any violations of int’l law that may have taken place.

As negotiations are once again underway, I strongly encourage the government of Israel & the Hamas leadership to reach an agreement.

For the sake of the people of Gaza.
For the sake of the hostages & their families.
For the sake of the region & the wider world.

A military assault on Rafah would be an unbearable escalation, killing thousands more civilians & forcing hundreds of thousands to flee.
 
It would have a devastating impact on Palestinians in Gaza, with serious repercussions on the occupied West Bank & across the wider region.

Secretary-General António Guterres will speak to the press today on the situation in the Middle East at 12:00 p.m. EST at the Security Council stakeout. This will replace our noon briefing. Watch live here:
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The full transcript of today’s noon briefing is available here 👇👇

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The clean energy revolution is in full swing – and critical minerals are at the core of this shift.

As we reshape how we power our societies, we cannot replace one dirty, exploitative, extractive industry with another. un.org/en/climatechan…

Noon briefing today: our guests are Reena Ghelani & Beth Bechdol on the humanitarian impacts of El Niño. Updates on Gaza, Chad, Sudan and more.
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Avant le premier tour de l'élection présidentielle au #Tchad , prévu le 6 mai, le Secrétaire général exhorte toutes les parties prenantes nationales à travailler en faveur d’un processus électoral pacifique, inclusif, transparent et crédible.
Déclaration👇
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Ahead of the first round of the presidential election in #Chad on 6 May, the Secretary-General António Guterres calls on all Chadian stakeholders to ensure a peaceful, inclusive, transparent and credible electoral process.  

Read the full statement 👇
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There’s no question: the lights are going out on the fossil fuel era.

Delaying tactics from the fossil fuel industry can’t change that.

Misinformation, distortion, and spin can’t change that – no matter how many billions of dollars are thrown at them.

Developing countries cannot be shackled to the bottom of the clean energy value chain.

Today, I launched my Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals to address transparency, sustainability & human rights across the value chains of these materials.

From today's noon briefing on #Sudan :