"BARBARA WOODWARD"

The Security Council adopted a resolution calling for unhindered access for humanitarian actors in Afghanistan and that Afghans be allowed to travel abroad via any border crossing, including at Kabul airport. UNIFEED

Barbara Woodward, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, addresses the media following the Security Council consultations.

The United Kingdom’s Ambassador, Barbara Woodward, told reporters that “the UK knows that Iran was responsible” for the attack against the MV Mercer Street vessel, operated by an Israeli-owned firm, off the coast of Oman last week, killing a British national and a Romanian citizen. UNIFEED

Barbara Woodward, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, addresses the media following the Security Council consultations.

Marking six months since the Tatmadaw seized power in Myanmar, United Kingdom Ambassador Barbara Woodward said, “what started as a political coup, has now become a multifaceted crisis, with political, economic, health, and humanitarian dimensions.” UNIFEED

Security Council extends use of border crossing for humanitarian aid into Syria, unanimously adopting resolution 2585 (2021).

Informal comments to the media by Barbara Woodward, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, on the situation on Myanmar.

The UK announced a further 16.7 million pounds in aid for Ethiopia, and called on “the Council’s members to come together and to urge with one voice for immediate ceasefire and access to humanitarian aid.” UNIFEED

This high-level event brings together UN officials, civil society representatives, academics, journalists, as well as representatives of affected communities in order to exchange information on and raise awareness about the human rights situation in Xinjiang. Participants wll discuss how the UN system, member states and civil society can support and advocate for the human rights of members of ethnic Turkic communities in Xinjiang.

United States Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield read a statement by the Security Council expressing concern over a deadlock in the implementation of a revised electoral model in Somalia.” UNIFEED