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

The United Nations family paid tribute to former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who passed away last month at 80 years of age. UNIFEED

UN Peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the Security Council that the signed revitalized political agreement in South Sudan sends a “strong message” to the parties that “there is no justification for the continuation of violence, which continues to exact a heavy toll on the civilian population.” UNIFEED

Senior generals of the Myanmar military should be investigated and prosecuted for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in an international criminal tribunal, UN investigators said Tuesday in the final version of a report to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, for abuses perpetrated against the Rohingya minority population. UNTV CH

Outgoing General Assembly President urges members to uphold multilateralism, invest more in tackling climate change threats ‘before window closes’ at 117th plenary meeting.

Informal comments to the media by María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, the President of the 73rd session of the General Assembly, following her oath of office.

Afghanistan’s pre-election decisions will have far-reaching implications for peace process, senior official tells Security Council at 8354th meeting.

Ahead of next month’s elections, UN Special Representative for Afghanistan Tadamichi Yamamoto urged all political actors and institutions in the country to act responsibly, and “think of the Afghan people, bearing in mind the country’s bitter past.” UNIFEED

Secretary-General’s Special Representative hails Somalia’s recent progress while cautioning against illusions about future challenges at 8352nd meeting.

Global community must commit to supporting dialogue in preventing Yemen’s further decline into chaos, Special Envoy stresses, while briefing Security Council at 8348th meeting.