"FARHAN HAQ"

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

A Spokesperson for Secretary-General António Guterres said peacekeepers from the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had “responded to alerts of the presence of CODECO members in several villages of Djugu territory in Ituri province,” immediately deploying to the area and “prompting the assailants to flee the scene.” UNIFEED

A UN Spokesperson said, “UN peacekeepers are conducting joint operations with the Congolese armed forces against the Allied Democratic Force (ADF), which have been perpetrating attacks northwest of Beni since 27 April.” UNIFEED

The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, is “very concerned” with the situation in Israel and Palestine and the UN has confirmed that 15 Palestinians have been killed, including 10 civilians, a Spokesperson informed. UNIFEED

The Secretary-General strongly condemned the looting of the main compound of the World Food Programme in Khartoum over the weekend. This is the latest violation of humanitarian facilities since the start of the crisis, which is in its fourth week, a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

The Secretary-General expressed his solidarity and condolences to the people and governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda after heavy flooding killed at least 400 people since Thursday, a UN Spokesperson informed. UNIFEED