"FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT"

Haiti’s crises at new levels of desperation, top officials warn Security Council, urging critical assistance for national law enforcement, humanitarian aid.

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expresses "its mounting concern about de facto authorities’ actions against Afghan female employees of the United Nations. The Mission urges the de facto authorities to abide by their obligations to respect the privileges and immunities of the UN and all its staff, including their freedom of movement throughout the country," a UN Spokesperson said. UNIFEED

Speakers in Security Council emphasize placing political solutions at centre of peacekeeping operations, call for more concise mission mandates.

Security Council extends mandate of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon for one year, unanimously adopting resolution 2650 (2022).

Joined by representatives from the United States, United Kingdom, France, Ireland, and Norway, Albanian Ambassador Ferit Hoxha said, “the Russian invasion of Georgia in August 2008 marked a more aggressive trend in Russia's policy regarding its neighbouring countries and the European security architecture.” UNIFEED

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

Unanimously adopting resolution 2643 (2022), Security Council extends mandate of United Nations Mission to Support Hudaydah Agreement for one year.

In an urgent debate on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan, the United Nations Human rights chief Michelle Bachelet urged the Taliban, Afghanitan's de facto authorities, to respect the human rights of women and girls who are experiencing a “rapid roll-back in enjoyment of their rights across the board in decades”. UNTV CH

The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), in partnership with the Joint Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JVMM) held a day-long workshop in Juba with all stakeholders to assess progress made in protecting civilians and ensuring humanitarian aid is received by the most vulnerable.UNMISS

Lebanon’s Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Abdallah Bou Habib, visited UNIFIL’s area of operations in south Lebanon to see the work the mission’s more than 11,000 military and civilian peacekeepers carry out alongside the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). UNIFIL