"ARMISTICES"

Israeli-Palestinian escalation in Gaza shows urgent need for political progress on Middle East peace process, Special Coordinator tells Security Council at 8669th meeting.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Monica Grayley, Spokesperson for the President of the 73rd Session of the General Assembly.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Marking the International Peacekeepers Day in South Sudan, the head of the UN Mission in the country David Shearer said “peacekeepers can work to protect civilians, but ultimately, a safe and secure future can only come through political solutions.” UNMISS

An Ambassador from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) said that “if the Trump administration truly wants to adopt a new policy towards the DPRK” it should aim to renegotiate the Armistice Agreement. UNIFEED

Ambassador Sin Son Ho of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) said today (21 June) that “the fundamental reason of the instability on the Korean Peninsula is because the Korean armistice agreement has been nullified by the United States.” UNTV

In a press conference during his trip to Andorrra, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today (2 April) that he was “deeply troubled” by the recent events concerning the DPRK. RTVA

The Security Council today (7 March) unanimously approved a new resolution condemning “in the strongest terms” the 12 February nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and imposing new sanctions. UNTV

Ban says that that the approach he was proposing to the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had a number of important elements “crucial to peacemaking in Africa’sGreat Lakesregion”.  UNTV