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ELECTION OF NEW PRESIDENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY This morning, the Secretary-General congratulated Dennis Francis of Trinidad and Tobago on being elected to lead the next session of the General Assembly.   He said that President-elect Francis brings a wide range of skills, experience and knowledge, adding that, in addition to his years working closely with multilateral agencies, he also is a respected negotiator and long-serving diplomat BLACK SEA INITIATIVE We are concerned about the continuous slowdown of the implementation of the Black Sea Initiative, observed particularly in the months of April and May. In May, 33 vessels departed Ukrainian ports, half of the number compared to the previous month of April. Only three of those ships departed from the port of Yuzhny/Pivdennyi, one of the three Ukrainian ports covered under the agreement. Exports in May reached 1.3 million metric tonnes of grains and other foodstuffs. That is less than half of the previous month. The Russian Federation has informed the JCC [Joint Coordination Center] of its decision to limit registrations to the port of Yuzhny/Pivdennyi as long as ammonia is not exported. And currently, it is not. Since 24 May. the number of inspection teams at the JCC has been reduced from three to two. The limited registrations and reduced inspection teams contributed to the drop of the average daily inspection rate down to three. This is a very serious situation. We need to move forward. The Initiative is bound for renewal on 17 July. Global hunger hotspots are increasing – as we have been notifying you on a regular basis - and the spectre of food inflation and market volatility lurks in all countries. The UN Secretariat has put forward practical suggestions to all parties at the strategic and operational level keeping in mind the global benefits of the Initiative. We will continue our intense engagement with the parties towards the full resumption of operations and continuation of the Initiative. In particular, we are looking for commitments on unconditional access of vessels to all three ports under the Initiative, increased number of successful inspections completed per day and predictable registrations to avoid undue delay of vessels, exports of fertilizers – and that includes ammonia- and the resumption of the Togliatti-Odesa ammonia pipeline. UKRAINE The Humanitarian Coordinator there, Denise Brown, condemned today new attacks on Kyiv this morning which killed civilians including one child. This sadly coincides with the country marking Ukrainian Children’s Day. According to the UN Office for Human Rights, more than 1,500 children have been killed or injured in Ukraine since February of last year. The war also has had a devastating impact on the mental health and well-being of children, including millions who had to flee the country for safety, whether internally or outside. We, along with our partners, will continue to work to ensure they can receive the support they so urgently need.

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Should Canada have a Safe Supply for Opioid addicts that is Federally Funded? Which Drugs should be decriminalized? Changes to a Bill that will offer better support to people with disabilities. Election interference by China

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Update from the Prime Minister as he signs an agreement with Iceland. United Nations and the Blue Helmet Peace Keepers. Wildfires in Novascotia

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JOe Biden talking sanctions tradelimitations with Asia aSupport to Ukraine

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What is the Federal Gvoenment doing to help Alberta with the Wildfires

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Unite Nation Security Council on Ukraine Sudan and pther Peace Missions

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UNite Nations want to form a Global Univeral Health Plan

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Climate Change-induced Sea-Level Rise Direct Threat to Millions around World, Secretary-General Tells Security Council
Speakers Warn of Vanishing Coastlines, Endangered Nations, Forced Migration, Competition over Natural Resources
Speakers warned the international community that tensions are deepening as coastlines vanish, territories are lost, resources become scarce and masses are displaced, as the Security Council held its first ever open debate today on the impact of sea-level rise on international peace and security.

The world will witness “a mass exodus of entire populations on a biblical scale”, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said as he painted an alarming portrait of the emerging global security crisis that rising sea levels portend. Noting the phenomenon’s impact on lives and livelihoods in regions and ecosystems around the world, from the Caribbean to North Africa to the river basins that lie at the foot of the Himalayas, he said this will lead to ever-fiercer competition for fresh water, land and other resources.

Naming the many world cities that will be affected as the waters rise — from Cairo to New York to Santiago — he called on the Security Council to build the political will required to address the devastating security challenges arising from rising seas. The legal and human rights impact of the phenomenon is broad, he said, underscoring that they require innovative legal and practical solutions. Drawing attention to the solutions proposed by the International Law Commission, he stressed: “People’s human rights do not disappear because their homes do.”

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The Province of B.C. hosted a virtual information session about a process being led by the Columbia River Treaty Local Governments Committee to integrate social and economic objectives into river management scenario modelling for the Columbia River Treaty renewal. This session focused on interests associated with the Columbia River.

Participants were invited to ask questions and provide feedback on the interests and performance measures that have been identified to date, in areas such as flood risk management, navigation, erosion, agriculture, recreation, tourism, and dust generation.

For more information visit the links below:
Columbia River Treaty Local Governments Committee Website: www.crtlgc.ca/copy-of-crt-socio-economic-pm-s-for-r
Province of B.C. Columbia River Treaty Website: www.engage.gov.bc.ca/columbiarivertreaty

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