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Press conference by Ramesh Rajasingham, Acting Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), on the situation in Burkina Faso.

United States Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the US “is alarmed by the humanitarian and human rights situation in Ethiopia” adding that the situation in Tigray “poses a direct threat to regional peace and security.” UNIFEED

Virtual Security Council media stakeout by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States to the United Nations and Security Council President for the month of March. The Ambassador delivered remarks in her national capacity on the situations in Ethiopia and Myanmar.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Following his recent visit to Burkina Faso, Acting Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Ramesh Rajasingham told reporters in New York that life-saving response must be scaled up to meet “growing humanitarian needs in many parts of the country,” and “credible solutions, sustainable solutions” are necessary “to prevent this from becoming a protracted crisis with no end point in sight.” UNIFEED

UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu told the Security Council, “there is no justification for the use of chemical weapons by anyone, anywhere and under any circumstances. Those who have used them must be identified and held to account.” UNIFEED

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said his Agency has reach an agreement with Iran to hold talks aimed at clarifying a number of outstanding issues adding that his goal was to reach a “far more clear understanding of these issues by the summer or before.” IAEA

In a statement read by a spokesperson, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called “for an urgent, objective, independent assessment of the facts on the ground in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.” OHCHR

“Security forces in Myanmar must halt their vicious crackdown on peaceful protestors,” the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said in a statement read by her spokesperson on Thursday. OHCHR

South Sudan’s transitional government must build on gains, speed up implementation of peace agreement, mission head says in Security Council briefing.