"CULTURAL HERITAGE"

Floods, droughts and extreme temperatures continued to be the norm during the month of August. UNIFEED

Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine.

Travelling in the Mesopotamian marshes near Chibayish in southern Iraq, the waterways are lined by lush green reeds. But step onto land and the change is dramatic. No longer marshland but land scarred by years of drought. The heat is overwhelming with the midday temperatures reaching 50°C. OHCHR

A group of Member States from the Security Council, Albania, France, Japan, Malta, United Kingdom and United States, called on Russia to implement fully its obligations and withdraw its troops from Georgia. UNIFEED

Thousands of South Sudanese braved afternoon rain to attend a much-publicized cultural festival where speakers encouraged peace as being everyone’s responsibility, while at the same time calling on all to desist from hate speech. UNMISS

Thousands of South Sudanese revellers gathered for Aweil town’s cultural peace festivals, a two-day happening where vibrant singing and dancing kept visitors thoroughly entertained. UNMISS

The Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Audrey Azoulay carried out a two-day mission to Ukraine, to reaffirm the Organization's support to the population and to advance the reconstruction of the country’s cultural sector. President Zelensky welcomed the “concrete results” of the emergency measures taken by UNESCO since the beginning of the war. UNESCO

The Jewish Cemetery of Fez, Morocco, is a testament of the country’s peaceful interreligious cohabitation. UNIFEED

Significant progress made gathering evidence on ISIL/Da’esh crimes in Iraq, but domestic laws needed, investigating head tells Security Council.

UN senior official Christian Ritscher said, “one of our key goals is to support Iraq in playing a leading role in holding ISIL members accountable for international crimes,” adding that “UNITAD is committed to building capacities of the judiciary in Iraq to work towards fair and just trials in accordance with applicable standards of the United Nations.” UNIFEED