"LANDMINES"

Across South Sudan, landmines and unexploded ordnance remain a real and present danger, a legacy of this young nation’s troubled past. This year’s Mine Action Day event in South Sudan was hosted by the National Mine Action Authority (NMAA), in partnership with the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), and the Geneva International Center for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD). UNMISS

After 13 years of conflict, explosive ordnance contamination remains a challenge in Syria. Approximately a third of communities across Syria reportedly face grave risk of injury and trauma by some form of explosive contamination. Demining efforts are underway with the support of UN and partners. OCHA

Briefing a Security Council meeting on Ukraine, the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, noted the massive wave of missile and drone attacks that hit Ukraine Friday, saying that the targeting of energy infrastructure is simply unacceptable. UNIFEED

A top UN official of the Office for Disarmament Affairs said on the situation in Ukraine that “the world cannot afford for this senseless war to continue.” UNIFEED

The UN Climate chief, Simon Stiell, said, “We are now here to discuss two issues. One - How high is our ambition on mitigation. And two - Are we willing to back this transition with the proper means of support to deliver it.” UNIFEED

In South Sudan, 122 women participate in mixed gender demining teams. UNMISS

Civilians accounted for 85 percent of casualties by landmine and explosive remnants of war in 2022, half of them were children, according to a UN-backed civil society report released today. UNTV CH

Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine.

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

A top UN official of the Office for Disarmament Affairs said that the impact on civilians of the intensifying war in Ukraine “continues to be an area of serious concern”. UNIFEED