"INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY"

Press conference by Security Council President Michel Xavier Biang (Gabon) on the Council's programme of work for October.

Security Council fails to adopt resolution condemning Moscow's referenda in Ukraine’s occupied territories, as permanent member employs veto.

Warning of its planet-warming impact, senior economic, social affairs official urges global action to address Nord Stream pipelines’ leaks, in Security Council briefing.

Ahead of elections, peacekeeping mission drawdown in Democratic Republic of the Congo, security situation still dire, Special Representative tells Security Council.

Security Council renews authorization to inspect vessels suspected of smuggling migrants, human trafficking from Libya, adopting resolution 2652 (2022).

Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary Anne DiCarlo told the Security Council that the referenda taking place in occupied Ukrainian territories are being held “during active armed conflict in areas under Russian control outside Ukraine's legal and constitutional framework” and “cannot be called a genuine expression of the popular will.” UNIFEED

So-called referenda during armed conflict in Ukraine ‘illegal’, not expression of popular will, United Nations political affairs chief tells Security Council.

Secretary-General António Guterres said nuclear weapons “offer no security — just carnage and chaos,” and their elimination “would be the greatest gift we could bestow on future generations.” UNIFEED

Addressing the General Assembly on Saturday, Reem Ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates, said, “we must prioritize diplomatic solutions, dialogue, and de-escalation in order to settle tensions, prevent conflicts from emerging, and combat extremist ideologies.” UNIFEED

With risk of ‘Armageddon, apocalypse’ from just one single nuclear detonation, General Assembly members reaffirm determination to eliminate such weapons.