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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

Informal comments to the media by Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, on the situation in Ukraine.

Russia vetoed a Security Council resolution introduced by the United States and Albania condemning the country’s proclaimed annexation of parts of Ukraine. UNIFEED

Informal comments to the media by Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the USA to the United Nations, on the situation in Ukraine.

US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that this year’s high-level week of the General Assembly is a moment to “defend the United Nations and to demonstrate to the world that it can still take the world's most pressing global challenges on.” UNIFEED

Amid widespread food insecurity due to conflict, humanitarian Coordinator Martin Griffiths told the Security Council that “famine will happen in Somalia,” and added that “it will not be the only place either.” UNIFEED

At a General Assembly’s remembrance event for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the UN Secretary-General described her as “a pillar without peer on the world stage for more than seventy years.” UNIFEED

General Assembly pays tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, consummate diplomat, beloved leader for over 70 years.

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

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the United Nations has verified the killing of 5,718 civilians, including 372 children, but the actual numbers are likely significantly higher, the UN Political Affairs chief told the Security Council. UNIFEED