"WEST AFRICA"

Concerned by worsening situation in West Africa, Sahel, Security Council presidential statement calls for national, regional, international support.

Christoph Heusgen, Security Council President for the month of July and Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations, briefs the press on Cyprus, Central African Republic, West Africa & Sahel, Yemen, DPRK Sanctions and Libya ahead of the 8750th , 8751st meeting, 8752nd & 8753rd meeting of the Security Council.

Situation in West Africa, Sahel ‘extremely volatile’ as terrorists exploit ethnic animosities, Special Representative warns Security Council.

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

A near doubling of food-insecure people in West and Central Africa -- up to 57,6 million from 36 million -- is expected by the end of 2020 as a result of measures necessary to contain the spread of Covid-19, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Friday. UNTV CH

Ambassador Christoph Heusgen, Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations, and the President of the Security Council for July, briefs journalists on the Council’s Programme of Work for the month.

The Security Council renews the mandates of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the Golan until 31 December 2020, and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) until 30 June 2021.

UN Special Representative for South Sudan David Shearer said, despite encouraging steps, the peace process is faltering and requires renewed energy adding that violence in the country “can no longer be pigeonholed as simply intercommunal." UNIFEED

With much of the world’s commercial transport systems, particularly airlines, grounded by COVID-19, WFP - the world’s largest humanitarian organization fighting hunger and a global leader in logistics – has stepped in to move passengers and huge volumes of health and other supplies needed in the fight against the global pandemic. WFP

UN Special Representative David Shearer reaffirmed the organization’s commitment to “doing everything possible” to support South Sudan’s COVID-19 response and stressed, “We are all in this fight together.” UNMISS