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

Security Council adopts presidential statement recognizing progress to advance peace, security in Darfur following hybrid operation drawdown.

Press Conference by T. S. Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations and President of the Security Council, on the programme of Work for the month of August.

UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), in partnership with the Joint Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JVMM) held a workshop in Juba to help communicate the principles, processes, roles and responsibilities in the new guidelines, which can ensure unfettered access to communities in need. UNMISS

Families of the refugee athletes who come from Kenya’s Kakuma settlement sent messages of hope and well wishes as the IOC Refugee Olympic Team competes at Tokyo 2020. UNHCR

The Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support told Security Council on Wednesday that "recently the Secretariat achieved the initial milestone set by the Council to withdraw all uniformed personnel formerly deployed to the Mission, and staff not involved in its liquidation, except for those that have constituted a uniformed Guard Unit, as authorized by the Council, by the deadline of 30 June 2021.” UNIFEED

Withdrawal of hybrid peacekeeping operation in Darfur completed by 30 June deadline, Under-Secretary-General tells Security Council, outlining plans to liquidate assets.

South Sudan’s Jonglei Governor Denay Jok Chagor has encouraged state officials to consistently engage in talk on how to resolve issues that have over the years afflicted and disrupted peace in the area, located to the east of the country. UNMISS

Ongoing intercommunal conflict in greater Tambura, Western Equatoria, has displaced thousands of people. Women, children and elderly have fled carrying a few of their belongings and young mothers are ferrying babies on their backs in search of safety to an UNMISS temporary base in Tambura. UNMISS

Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for Secretary-general