"VASSILY A. NEBENZIA"

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

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

The Security Council failed to adopt a resolution imposing new sanctions on the DPRK after a ballistic launch. UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres told Security Council members that when they “fail to reach consensus, hungry people pay a high price.” UNIFEED

A UN humanitarian official today (12 May) reported that on Monday, another 174 civilians were evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, bringing the total number of civilians evacuated from the steel and neighbouring areas to over 600. UNIFEED

Adopting resolution 2629 (2022), Security Council extends mandate of Libya support mission until 31 July, asks Secretary-General to appoint Special Representative.

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

The UN General Assembly met on Wednesday for its second emergency session on the Ukraine crisis since Russia invaded the country on 24 February, with two similar but different resolutions placed before delegates, addressing the unfolding humanitarian crisis. UNIFEED

Russian ambassador Vasily Nebenzia said his delegation was preparing to put forward a draft resolution at the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine and “see whether the Security Council can or cannot fulfil its mission.” UNIFEED

Russian ambassador Vasily Nebenzya said the “demilitarization and de-nazification of Ukraine” would bring peace to the country and stressed that having Ukraine as a NATO member on Russia’s border would be an “existential threat” that his country would “not allow to happen.” UNIFEED