"HUMANITARIAN CRISIS"

Echoing Secretary-General Antonio Guterres call for a worldwide ceasefire to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution demanding “a general and immediate cessation of hostilities in all situations, on its agenda.” UNIFEED

With deteriorating economy, record-level food insecurity, Syria's people at ‘a breaking point’, humanitarian chief tells Security Council.

UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock told the Security Council failure to extend the cross-border authorization into Syria “would sever the UN operation currently underway” in the country’s northwest and stressed that it would “cause suffering and death.” UNIFEED

COVID-19 exacerbating tensions in Democratic Republic of the Congo’s coalition government, compounding humanitarian woes, Stabilization Mission head warns Security Council.

Volkan Bozkir of Turkey, the newly elected president of the 75th UN General Assembly, holds an informal meeting of the world body.

General Assembly President-elect, Volkan Bozkir said the UN body, “as the parliament of the world, is uniquely situated to steer our multilateral efforts” in the face of global challenges, “including humanitarian crises, deadly conflicts, and COVID-19.” UNIFEED

Virtual stakeout by Anne Gueguen, Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations, and President of the Security Council for the month of June, on the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH).

Briefing by Eri Kaneko, Associate Spokeswoman for the Secretary-General.

Virginia Gamba, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, holds a press conference to launch the Secretary-General's Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict.

The spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Rupert Colville briefed journalist on the dire situation in Yemen, where the healthcare system is on the brink of collapse; and on a court ruling in The Bahamas hailed as “a positive step towards promoting gender equality and reducing the risk of statelessness.” OHCHR