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Marking the International Day of Peace, Secretary-General António Guterres said that our world faces “a stark choice — peace or perpetual peril,” adding that “we must choose peace. It’s the only option to repair our broken world.” UNIFEED

United States ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said her country believes its priorities “are not just American priorities, they are global priorities,” adding that next week “must be a moment to strengthen alliances and partnerships.” UNIFEED

UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said that UN Peacekeeping Operations need Members States political engagement in supporting peace efforts, adding “it is important to advocate for more unity, for more engagement.” UNIFEED

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, visited Afghanistan where he met with interim government officials, as well as UN staff and NGO partners that have stayed through the crisis to deliver humanitarian support for hundreds of thousands of people. UNHCR

UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said that Syria is caught in “a downward spiral,” and the humanitarian needs are greater than they have ever been. UNIFEED

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, told the Security Council that “unless there are adequate technical and political preparations” that elections expected to take place in 2023 “could be catastrophic instead of a national turning point.” UNIFEED

The World Health Organization (WHO)’s Logistics Hub in Dubai has completed its single largest shipment yet, airlifting 85 metric tonnes of life-saving health supplies to Ethiopia on Friday. WHO

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

Deteriorating humanitarian situation in South Sudan, rising attacks on aid workers ‘worrying’ Special Representative tells Security Council.

Despite implementation of peace agreement, insecurity persists in darfur, Sudan Sanctions Committee Chair tells Security Council.