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Bentiu town and much of Unity State, located in the north of South Sudan, are under water. Pakistani military engineers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) are working to ensure that the airport and the road adjacent to it are not inundated. UNMISS

At a formal medal parade at their base in Bentiu, South Sudan, the 11th Mongolian Armed forces infantry Unit was highly commended for their peacekeeping work in the country. UNMISS

In Galmudug, the UN Special Representative for Somalia highlighted state-building, reconciliation, security, and famine prevention. UNSOM

Press briefing by Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China and President of the Security Council for August, on the Council's programme of work for August.

Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, told the Security Council that as the Ukraine conflict enters a more protracted phase, “attention is increasingly turning to its longer-term humanitarian, recovery, reconstruction, and socio-economic impact.” UNIFEED

Security Council extends mandate of United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, unanimously adopting resolution 2646 (2022).

Independent UN-appointed human rights experts who have urged China to repeal Hong Kong’s 2020 national security law (NSL) after claiming that its use had led to the arrest of children, said on Wednesday that they welcomed pledges to replace it with a more transparent and consultative process. UNTV CH

Deadly attack on civilians at tourist site in Iraq shows ‘shocking’ disregard for international humanitarian law, senior official tells Security Council.

Progress on Libya’s road map for elections hindered by lack of consensus, dire economic conditions, demonstrations, senior official tells Security Council.

Concluding management segment, Economic and Social Council adopts texts on Haiti’s development, Palestinian rights, controlling non-communicable diseases.