"REPUBLIC OF KOREA"

The mandate renewal of the panel of experts assisting the sanctions committee on Democratic People's Republic of Korea was vetoed by permanent Council member Russia, in a vote of 13 favour to 1 against (Russia) and 1 abstention (China). UNIFEED

The Security Council approved a resolution on Gaza, demanding an immediate ceasefire, and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. UNIFEED

United States Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that Artificial intelligence has “enormous potential to shape our economies, society, and the world for the better,” and that “we must ensure these benefits extend across the globe to countries at all levels of development.” UNIFEED

Addressing a Security Council open debate on Promoting Conflict Prevention the head of the United Nations Political and Peacebuilding department, Rosemary DiCarlo said, “almost 25 years after the adoption of Security Council resolution 1325, women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in building peace and preventing conflict remains the exception, not the rule.” UNIFEED

Ahead of a Security Council meeting on Afghanistan, the Women, Peace, and Security Shared Commitments Group stated that sustainable peace, stability, and development in the country “can only be achieved if there is an inclusive political process underpinned by respect for the rule of law and the human rights of all Afghan people.” UNIFEED

The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, said, "Two years on – and a decade since Russia’s attempted illegal annexation of Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol – the war in Ukraine remains an open wound at the heart of Europe." UNIFEED

Following an official visit of the Security Council to Colombia, Council President Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, said the objective of the visit was to demonstrate the Council's “full commitment to peace” in the country, “particularly its support for the implementation of the 2016 Final Peace Agreement and the temporary ceasefire agreement signed between the government and the ELN.” UNIFEED / FILE

Joint media stakeout on Myanmar organized by Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, Barbara Woodward, on behalf of Ecuador, France, Japan, Malta, the Republic of Korea, Slovenia, Switzerland, the United States and the United Kingdom.

Ahead of the Security Council meeting on Myanmar, the Permanent Representative of Myanmar, Kyaw Moe Tun, stated, “Our revolution is a homegrown, people-centered, and people-oriented one, but we need help from the international community." UNIFEED

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, told the Security Council, “There are grounds to believe that presently Rome Statute crimes are being committed in Darfur by both the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces affiliated groups.” UNIFEED