RUNDOWN FOR THURSDAY 5 JUNE 2025

UN / GUTERRES FALLEN UN STAFF (3:05)

The United Nations paid tribute on Thursday to the 168 staff members who lost their lives in 2024. They include 126 personnel killed in Gaza, all but one of whom served with the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA. UNIFEED

UN / MINES UKRAINE (5:15)

The Senior UN Mine Action Adviser to the Resident Coordinator and UN Country Team in Ukraine (UNMAS) will brief on Ukraine. UNIFEED

UN / SYRIA CHEMICAL WEAPONS (0:00)

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu is expected to brief the Security Council on the Syria chemical weapons file. UNIFEED

UNEP / WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY (4:15)

This year’s World Environment Day focuses on solutions to plastic pollution, spotlighting upstream actions like rethinking product design, promoting reuse systems, and embracing circularity. UNEP

GAZA / EID AL ADHA IN GAZA (6:08)

Eid al-Adha arrives for the residents of the Gaza Strip burdened with family separation and suffering. Instead of family gatherings, small screens serve as a bridge connecting what remains of families torn apart by war - such is the case of Ibrahim Al-Farrani, who hasn’t seen his son Mohammed since his birth a year ago in Cairo. UNIFEED

IAEA / SYRIA GROSSI VISIT (1:52)

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi visited Syria on 4-5 June for meetings with President Ahmed Al-Sharaa and senior government officials, as a result of which the Director General and IAEA safeguards inspectors today had immediate and unrestricted access to a site in the country relevant to clarifying its past nuclear activities. IAEA

GENEVA / WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY (3:22)

The latest documentary film from legendary nature photographer, documentary director and environmental activist, Yann Arthus-Bertrand looks for an answer to what can each one of us do to save the planet. UNTV CH

NICE / UNOC3 ADVANCER (3:40)

On 9 June, delegates from around the world will convene at the United Nations Ocean Conference, in Nice, France, to accelerate action and mobilize all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean. UNIFEED / CITY OF NICE