"LANDMINES"

Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, said, “I want the parties to the conflict to not only renew the truce but crucially to commit to taking steps towards a comprehensive resolution of the conflict.” UNIFEED

Fresh Houthi attacks risk renewing conflict, humanitarian plight in Yemen, Special Envoy tells Security Council, urging maximum restraint.

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg told the Security Council that “the parties need to demonstrate the leadership, compromise and flexibility required to urgently reach an agreement on the renewal and expansion of the truce.” UNIFEED

Threat of fresh violence looms in Yemen without new truce, Secretary-General’s Special Envoy tells Security Council.

Amid fighting between Armenia, Azerbaijan, Assistant Secretary-General urges both parties commit to lasting peace treaty, in Security Council briefing.

The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Geir Pedersen, told the Security Council that “we clearly face mounting challenges” in implementing resolution 2254 - which calls for a ceasefire and political settlement in Syria - regretting “that we have not taken advantage of over two years of relative calm to advance the process further.” UNIFEED

A new report said that the progress in eliminating cluster munitions is overshadowed by a devastating human toll from widespread use in the ongoing war in Ukraine. UNTV CH

As she presented the annual report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council, the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, said, “eight thousand children were either killed or maimed during 2021, making this the most prevalent of all grave violations.” UNIFEED

Presenting the latest edition of the annual UN report on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, said, “despite some progress, children have continued to suffer the consequences of man-made conflict in 2021.” UNIFEED

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg told the Security Council, “the alternative to the truce is a return to hostilities and likely an intensified phase of conflict with all of its predictable consequences for Yemeni civilians and regional security.” UNIFEED