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Addressing root causes of conflict vital for sustaining peace as COVID-19 reverses peacebuilding gains, facilitates intolerance, speakers warn Security Council.

Noon briefing by Stephanie Tremblay, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Evariste Ndayishimiye, President of the Republic of Burundi, addresses the general debate of the 76th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 21-27 September 2021).

Parfait Hakizimana has endured tragedy, brutal violence and conflict. A refugee in Rwanda, he found strength, hope and courage through sports and his years of training as a professional taekwondo athlete took him all the way to the world stage - the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. UNHCR

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan should negotiate mutually beneficial agreement over management of Nile waters, top official tells Security Council.

Special Representative stresses need for new government to end violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as she briefs Security Council.

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), François Louncény Fall, said the recent developments in Chad “have underlined the interlinkages between the security situation in that country and the security situation in the subregion,” adding that the security dynamics in neighbouring countries “could negatively affect the internal dynamics in Chad.” UNIFEED

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

UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Fillipo Grandi urges for more support to help Burundian refugees choosing to go back home. He met a group travelling from Rwanda and heard first-hand about their hopes and concerns. UNHCR