"INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY"

Informal comments to the media read by Nicolas de Rivière, Permanent Representative of France to the UN, on behalf of the current and former European Union members of the Security Council (France, Estonia, Ireland, Belgium, Germany) on cooperation between the UN and the European Union following the Security Council meeting on Cooperation between the organization and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace and security.

Solving world’s problems requires ‘global cooperation based on agreed rules’, European Union High Representative tells Security Council.

Press Conference by Sven Jürgenson, Permanent Representative of Estonia and President of the Security Council for the month of June, on the Council’s programme of work for the month.

At an event in South Lebanon marking the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, the UN peacekeeping mission’s head and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col paid tribute to thousands of UN peacekeepers around the world, notably in south Lebanon, for their selfless service in pursuit of lasting peace. UNIFIL

Following his meeting with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Secretary-General António Guterres said, “at this time of growing global divisions, respect for international law and a commitment to dialogue are more important than ever to maintain international peace and security, protect the health, welfare and dignity of people around the world, and guide collective action.” COURTESY OF MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Announcing the United States has officially joined the UN Group of Friends on Climate and Security, US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said, “this is a critical issue for the United Nations, especially because the threat isn’t just to all of our climates, it’s also a collective security issue for all of us.” UNIFEED

Already up 20 per cent, acute hunger driven by conflict, instability risks increasing further due to climate change, COVID-19, Secretary-General warns Security Council.

Swedish Foreign Minister and Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Ann Linde said the crisis in and around Ukraine remains the most serious challenge to the European security order and stressed that seven years into the crisis, “it is clear that effort towards conflict resolution need to intensify.” UNIFEED

Security Council calls for increased global cooperation to facilitate COVID-19 vaccine access in conflict areas, unanimously adopting resolution 2565 (2021).

An Arria-Formula informal meeting convened by Mexico discusses the legal scope of Article 51 of the UN Charter against non-state actors in the context of counter-terrorism.