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Security Council must rectify failure to prohibit use of force, maintain international peace, speakers stress in day-long debate at 8262nd meeting.

Security Council must rectify failure to prohibit use of force, maintain international peace, speakers stress in day-long debate at 8262nd meeting.

Security Council must rectify failure to prohibit use of force, maintain international peace, speakers stress in day-long debate at 8262nd meeting.

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nikolay Mladenov told the Security Council Monday was a “day of tragedy” for the people of Gaza and added, “There is no justification for the killing. There is no excuse. It serves no one. It certainly does not serve the cause of peace.” UNIFEED

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

Two billion people – more than 60 per cent of the world’s employed population – make their living in the informal economy, the ILO said in a report, stressing that a transition to the formal economy is a condition to realize decent work for all. ILO / FILE

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

Amid rising tensions, potentially explosive miscalculations, everyone in Middle East must ‘step away from the brink’, Regional Coordinator tells Security Council at 8244th meeting.

Amid rising tensions, potentially explosive miscalculations, everyone in Middle East must ‘step away from the brink’, Regional Coordinator tells Security Council at 8244th meeting.

Amid rising tensions, potentially explosive miscalculations, everyone in Middle East must ‘step away from the brink’, Regional Coordinator tells Security Council at 8244th meeting.