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The Special Advisor and Head of the Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh / ISIL – otherwise known as UNITAD – Christian Ritscher, in his briefing to the Security Council said, “ISIL perpetrators who committed heinous mass atrocities against Iraqi citizens must not remain unpunished wherever they try to hide.” UNIFEED

UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council, “we need a true humanitarian ceasefire,” adding that a failure of establishing a two-State solution “will condemn Palestinians, Israelis, the region and the world, to a never-ending cycle of death and destruction.” UNIFEED

⁃ Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council - Item 121 ● Continuation of the debate on the item 

WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus told the Security Council that the health system in Gaza “is on its knees,” yet, “somehow, it's continuing to deliver some life-saving care.” UNIFEED

Report of the International Court of Justice.

Referring to the conflict in Ukraine, a UN political affairs official warned the Security Council that, like in any other armed conflict, the supply of weapons and ammunition “raises significant concerns about the potential escalation of violence and the risks of diversion.” UNIFEED

After rejecting an amendment proposed by Canada and the United States, the General Assembly, by 120 votes in favour, 14 against and 45 abstentions adopted a resolution calling for an immediate and sustained humanitarian truce in Gaza. UNIFEED

The United Nations General Assembly, in New York, is holding an emergency special session on the Israel-Palestine conflict in Gaza, amid a continuing deadlock at the Security Council. UNIFEED

The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, warned the Security Council today that the current crisis “is one of the most difficult moments facing the Israeli and Palestinian people in the last 75 years.” UNIFEED

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.