"DISARMAMENT"

Briefing the Security Council on the issue of Western weapons supplies to Ukraine, the Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Adedeji Ebo, said, “the provision of military assistance to the armed forces of Ukraine has continued,” while reportedly there have also been weapons transfers “to the Russian armed forces for use in Ukraine.” UNIFEED

Briefing on Ukraine under the "Threats to international peace and security" agenda item, at Russia's request. Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Adedeji Ebo is the anticipated briefer.

The UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, said that all efforts by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Technical Secretariat to organize the next round of consultations between the Declaration Assessment Team (DAT) and the Syrian National Authority continue to be unsuccessful. UNIFEED

Letter dated 26 April 2023 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2023/297)

Speaking at the opening of the high-level meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the region in Burundi’s capital, Bujumbura, Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his call to all the armed groups to lay down their arms “immediately and rejoin the demobilization, disarmament and reintegration process.” UNIFEED

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, warned the Security Council that “the power struggle in Sudan is not only putting that country’s future at risk”, but it is also “lighting a fuse that could detonate across borders, causing immense suffering for years, and setting development back by decades.” UNIFEED

The UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region Huang Xia reported a “slight” improvement in the region but noted, “the risk of a resumption of fighting remains real.” UNIFEED