"CONFERENCES"

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

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

All parties in Libya must seize critical chance to forge inclusive, stable future ahead of national conference, special representative tells Security Council at 8488th meeting.

Addressing the opening of the UN Conference on South-South Cooperation in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, Secretary-General António Guterres said that the Buenos Aires Plan of Action, which resulted from the landmark international conference on South-South cooperation 40 years ago, has transformed the dynamics of international cooperation. UNIFEED

Briefing the Security Council via video teleconference, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, said the situation in the country “has reached a crucial juncture,” as it aims “to pivot to stability and a political compact which will enable an end to the crisis.” UNIFEED

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

The World Health Organization (WHO) is holding the first meeting of its Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. WHO

Human Rights Council-appointed investigators found “reasonable grounds to believe that the Israeli Security Forces committed serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law” in their response to protests in the Gaza Strip. UNTV CH

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

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