"INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS"

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the African Union (AU) is the world body’s “most important” strategic partnership, reiterating that “we must work with the African Union based on the principle of African-led solutions for African problems in all dimensions, peace and security, development, climate change.” UNIFEED

The Security Council adopted resolution authorizing Member States to form and deploy a Multinational Security Support mission to Haiti, in close cooperation and coordination with the Government of Haiti for an initial period of twelve months. UNIFEED

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng said, “Taiwan has been an inalienable part of China's territory since ancient times. No one, no force should ever underestimate the firm resolve, strong will and the power of the Chinese people to safeguard their sovereignty and territorial integrity.” UNIFEED

The Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban-Treaty Organization (CTBTO) is hosting a press briefing on the margins of the 78th UN General Assembly High-Level week to discuss the renewed concern around nuclear testing and the weapons it helps create.

UN senior official Khaled Khiari told Security Council that the launch of Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile on 12 July by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) represents a “serious risk to international civil aviation and maritime traffic.” UNIFEED

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, said, “Unless we act now, the 2030 Agenda will become an epitaph for a world that might have been.” UNIFEED

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, told the Security Council she wanted to “convey both a sense of hope, and a sense of urgency” about the future of the country. UNIFEED

Greater acceptance, participation in International Court of Justice’s compulsory jurisdiction key for improving global dispute settlement, Security Council hears.

Greater acceptance, participation in International Court of Justice’s compulsory jurisdiction key for improving global dispute settlement, Security Council hears.