Shipping is one of the main sources of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. The main news of the day | Friday: DR Congo, Sudan, Turkmenistan, shipping UN The main news of the day in the UN and in the world: sexual violence against children in DR Congo, two years of war in Sudan, new measures to reduce emissions in shipping, in Turkmenistan the third UN conference for developing countries that do not have access to the sea. 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 ~ violence in DRC 62 > 62 >Violence for children is one of the distinctive characteristics of the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to estimates, in two months, thousands of children were rape and other types of sexual violence. According to a briefing for journalists in Geneva, a press secretary of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) James Elder, these indicators reached record marks. According to him, during the most intensive phase of the conflict of this year in the east of the DRC, every half hour raped a child. At the same time, UNICEF is faced with a deficit of financing programs for the support of children in other war in Sudan warring parties in Sudan “supervised” the total “offensive on human rights”, which has catastrophic consequences for the civilian population, the UN High Commissioner Folker Turk said today. Over the past year, military operations that have been going on in the country have been expanding and have become more intense, and the life of many Sudanists has become unbearable. The Supreme Commissioner called for the respect of international law in the country and hold guilty in large-scale violations. 62 ~Countries that do not have access to the sea 60 ~ p class = “Text-align-justify” > 11 April 11 General Assembly adopted a resolution on the holding of the United Nations in Turkmenistan for developing countries that do not have access to the sea. The four -day forum, according to the document, should take place in Avaz from August 5 to 8, 2025 “at the highest level as possible, including at the level of heads of state and governments.” In accordance with the resolution after the conference, a ten -year -old action program for developing countries that do not have access to the sea will be renamed the Avazinsky program. The resolution was adopted by consensus when co-authored by 57 UN member states. emissions from shipping International Marine Organization (IMO) today approved a new fuel standard, as well as a global mechanism for pricing for emissions. These measures, which are planned to be officially taken in October and which will enter into force in 2027, will become mandatory for large sea vessels, which account for 85 percent of all emissions from international shipping. In addition, a fund will be created in which payments for emissions will be received. These funds will be used to encourage environmentally friendly courts and mitigate the climatic consequences of international shipping for vulnerable states. 62 ~