"ELECTIONS"

General Assembly, Security Council elect judge to International Court of Justice at 97th plenary meeting.

The General Assembly and Security Council elected Yuji Iwasawa of Japan to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. UNIFEED

Security Council elects judge to International Court of Justice at 8292nd meeting.

Briefing by Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly.

After yesterdays’ announcement of the United States to pull out from the UN Human Rights Council, the current President of the Council today defended the work of the Geneva-based United Nations body. UNTV CH

Pascaline Ouedraogo, a 26-years old Sargent in Burkina Faso’s army, was one of United Nations peacekeepers who successfully repealed a complex attack on United Nations base in Timbuktu, Mali on 14 April this year. MINUSMA

Briefing Security Council on Mali, Under-Secretary-General expresses concern over violent clashes in lead-up to presidential election at 8288th meeting.

The United Nations (UN) chief of the Peacekeeping Operations told Security Council today that the priority for a peaceful upcoming presidential election in Mali “must be for all actors to work hand in hand to promote inclusive and constructive political dialogue, and the peaceful resolution of differences.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly.

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