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The United Nations top political affairs official said, “it is the right of a sovereign state to launch a satellite and to benefit from space activities. However, Council resolutions expressly prohibit the DPRK from conducting any launches using ballistic missile technology.” UNIFEED

Following last week’s intercontinental ballistic missile launching drill by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the UN top official for Europe, Central Asia and Americas warned the Security Council that the country “has clearly stated its intention to continue pursuing its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes, in violation of relevant Security Council resolutions.” UNIFEED

Security Council establishes sanctions regime on Haiti, unanimously Adopting Resolution 2653 (2022).

A top United Nations official said that the DPRK’s launch of a long-range ballistic missile “was a reckless act and a clear violation of relevant Security Council resolutions.” UNIFEED

Sergiy Kyslytsya, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, told the Security Council today, “We are defending ourselves, Europe, the world, and the UN Charter. And we will keep fighting until the last inch of the sovereign territory of Ukraine, including Crimea, is liberated.” UNIFEED

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

The Security Council today voted on a draft resolution on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) tabled by China and Russia, with two votes in favor, zero against and 13 abstentions. UNIFEED

Security Council turns down resolution that would end powers of Bosnia and Herzegovina High Representative.

Security Council renews mandate of United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for six months, renews sanctions on Democratic Republic of the Congo, sets 5 November as election date to fill International Court of Justice vacancy, renews mandate of Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali. Senior peacekeeping official warns Security Council of chronic divisive rhetoric, genocide denial in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

An Arria-Formula informal meeting convened by Mexico discusses the legal scope of Article 51 of the UN Charter against non-state actors in the context of counter-terrorism.