"OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES - OIOS"

‘Justice will ultimately prevail where there is the political will to seek it’, President of Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals tells Security Council.

Residual Mechanism advancing remaining cases of closed criminal tribunals for Rwanda, Former Yugoslavia despite pandemic-related hurdles, President tells General Assembly.

Special Representative calls for continued international support to tackle armed groups, political tensions in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

UNRWA’s Commissioner-General, Pierre Krähenbühl, informed the Secretary-General today that he was resigning, effective immediately, said a UN spokesperson. UNIFEED

General Assembly elects 14 member states to Human Rights Council, appoints new Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services at 17th plenary meeting.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

A UN spokesperson said there have been new allegations of sexual abuse of at least three minors by Mauritanian peacekeepers in the southern part of the Central African Republic (CAR) adding that a “multidisciplinary team was sent to the scene to establish the needs of the alleged victims, identify the perpetrators and collect and preserve relevant evidence.” UNIFEED

Unanimously adopting Resolution 2431 (2018), Security Council extends mandate Of African Union Mission in Somalia, authorizes troop reduction at 8321st meeting.

The Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mark Lowcock, arrived in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday. He is seeking to better understand humanitarian needs there, as well as to see the support the United Nations is providing and to gauge need for further assistance. OCHA