Children arrive to attend a class on safety as part of the 'Mobile classroom of safety' educational project in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, 20 October 2023. (Keystone/EPA/Sergey Kozlov)

🗣️Funding cuts at UN children's agency fuel intense staff pushback. Internal memos from staff representatives and regional heads warn that a restructuring plan could put the children it serves at risk.

🌊Macron says high seas treaty could take effect from January after surge in support at ocean summit. Halfway into the UN Ocean Conference, ratifications of the treaty that would protect marine biodiversity against threats such as overfishing, climate change and deep sea mining are up, but still short of the 60 needed for it to enter into force.

🛰️Linking climate and weather data with health: WMO-WHO initiative aims to reach 80 countries. A collaboration between the UN meteorological and health agencies aims to provide advanced warnings to isolated communities ahead of climate disasters.

🚺UNFPA and the human fallout of US aid cuts: A $335 million gap. The cuts are affecting the ability of the UN Population Fund to carry out programmes, including at thousands of health clinics around the world. Washington had provided over 40 per cent of the agency's budget.

🛂Opinion: Are the UN refugee and migration agencies a good match? Hastily merging the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration, as suggested in a UN memo on reform plans, could result in reduced protection for refugees, a former official argues.