"ARMED CONFLICTS"

Addressing the Security Council annual debate on women, peace and security Secretary-General António Guterres said, “today, women’s leadership is a cause, tomorrow, it must be the norm,” stressing that “we can no longer exclude one half of humanity from international peace and security.” UNIFEED

Security Council presidential statement on Great Lakes urges concerted efforts against armed groups’ illicit funding from pillaged natural resources.

The Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, said, "Preserving what has been achieved, making headway on the outstanding tasks, and overcoming the challenges of implementation will hinge to a great extent on the parties' ability to implement each and every element" of the peace agreement. UNIFEED

Ongoing conflict in Tambura, South Sudan, has displaced tens of thousands and children. Schools have been destroyed by armed attackers and students as well as teachers have been frequent targets. Many teachers have fled for their lives while numerous school-going children have been forced by these dire circumstances to leave their homes and shelter at the UNMISS temporary base in the area. UNMISS

Addressing root causes of conflict vital for sustaining peace as COVID-19 reverses peacebuilding gains, facilitates intolerance, speakers warn Security Council.

UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said the misuse, illicit transfer and destabilizing accumulation of small arms and light weapons, and their ammunition, remain a “defining factor in undermining peace and security at the national, regional and global levels and have deeply aggravated situations for vulnerable populations already suffering from conflict.” UNIFEED

Rapid spread of small arms, light weapons still threatening world peace, exacerbating plight of civilians in conflict zones, disarmament chief tells Security Council.

The United Nations High commissioner’s Michelle Bachelet expressed shock and sadness over the killing of Rohingya human rights defender Mohib Ullah, and called for a prompt, thorough and effective investigation into his death. OHCHR

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

The President of Libya’s Presidency Council, Mohamed Yunus al-Menfi, said his country is witnessing a "crucial and rather fateful period” with elections set to take place in December. He said, “We either succeed in achieving a democratic transformation through conducting free, fair and transparent elections with an acceptable outcome and thus moving towards sustained stability and prosperity, or we fail and return to division and armed conflict.” UNIFEED