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Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the Security Council that the fight against terrorist groups in the Sahel region “has intensified and continued to mobilize at regional, continental and international levels, despite the ongoing context of the COVID-19 pandemic.” UNIFEED

International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda urged the Libyan Government of National Unity to take “urgent steps to put an end to the crimes committed in detention centres and to fully investigate allegations of arbitrary detention, torture, confiscation of property, rape and other forms of sexual violence, including in prisons and detention facilities.” UNIFEED

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

Following his meeting with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Secretary-General António Guterres said, “at this time of growing global divisions, respect for international law and a commitment to dialogue are more important than ever to maintain international peace and security, protect the health, welfare and dignity of people around the world, and guide collective action.” COURTESY OF MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

United States ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said her country would continue “standing up and speaking out until China’s government stops its crimes against humanity and the genocide of Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang.” UNIFEED

Ministers in Security Council stress need to adapt, reform ancient United Nations structures, as multilateralism erodes under weight of multiple challenges.

UNHCR’s Emergency Transit Centres give vulnerable refugees evacuated from Libya a place of safety, an opportunity to transition to a new life in Europe - like one Eritrean family headed for resettlement in the Netherlands. UNHCR

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

Following the latest rescue operations of migrants to Italy by Charity Ships in the Central Mediterranean, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) warned today of mounting refugee and migrant deaths in the Central Mediterranean with a 170 per cent increase of sea arrivals in Italy in 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. UNTV CH

Ambassador Mr. Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China, and President of the Security Council for the month of May 2021, briefs the press on the Security Council’s program of work for the month of May.