"ROSEMARY A. DICARLO"

Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary Anne DiCarlo told the Security Council that the referenda taking place in occupied Ukrainian territories are being held “during active armed conflict in areas under Russian control outside Ukraine's legal and constitutional framework” and “cannot be called a genuine expression of the popular will.” UNIFEED

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

Following clashes in Tripoli, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary A. DiCarlo told the Security Council that she was “deeply concerned that the ongoing stalemate and continued delays in implementing the electoral process pose a growing threat to security in and around Tripoli, and potentially to all Libyans.” UNIFEED

Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, told the Security Council that as the Ukraine conflict enters a more protracted phase, “attention is increasingly turning to its longer-term humanitarian, recovery, reconstruction, and socio-economic impact.” UNIFEED

The top UN political affairs official stressed the importance of holding elections in Libya during a Security Council meeting, saying it is “the only path to settle the disagreements over the democratic legitimacy of all Libyan institutions.” UNIFEED

Briefing the Security Council on the latest developments in Libya, the UN chief of political affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, said, “We are concerned that the protracted political impasse is having an increasingly negative impact on security, as shown by the clashes in Tripoli last week.” UNIFEED

The UN top political affairs official and two experts told the Security Council how new technologies are affecting the international peace and security situation and how the UN can respond to the situation. UNIFEED

Addressing the Security Council on Tuesday, Ukraine's President told Member States he was speaking on behalf of the civilians who died in the six-weeks war by asking them to remove the Russian Federation from the Council, find a way for peace or “dissolve yourself altogether.” UNIFEED

During a Security Council meeting requested by Russia citing allegations of military biological activities in Ukraine, Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, said the Organization "is not aware of any biological weapons programmes.” UNIFEED

Briefing the Security Council via videoconference from Munich, Germany, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo, warned that the current situation in the region is “extremely dangerous,” and stressed that reports of fresh ceasefire violations across the contact line over the past several hours, if verified, “must not be allowed to escalate further.” UNIFEED