"MEDIA"

The Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, told the Security Council that the “fragile” truce between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza “has allowed the resumption of essential movements of goods and people in and out of Gaza, including the delivery of humanitarian assistance and fuel for the Gaza Power Plant.” UNIFEED

The United Nations and humanitarian partners released a revised Humanitarian Flash Appeal for Ukraine, as the financial requirements have increased from 2.25 billion dollars to $4.3 billion dollars. UNIFEED

The Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union (AU) Commission, Bankole Adeoye, told the Security Council that “the threat of violent extremism and terrorism continue to loom heavily over the continent and the world at large” and against this global and continental context, “we must redouble our efforts at developing our capacities to sustain peace.” UNIFEED

Speaking at a ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Secretary-General António Guterres said it was “totally unacceptable for states in possession of nuclear weapons to admit the possibility of a nuclear war.” UNIC TOKYO

The Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), Dr. Robert Floyd, said that even without having entered into force, the Treaty “is already helping to save lives.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

A UN spokesperson said the Joint Coordination Centre of the Black Sea Grain Initiative authorized the departure of three vessels from Ukraine, two from the port of Chornomorsk and one from Odesa. UNIFEED

The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined significantly in July, with major cereal and vegetable oil prices recording double-digit percentage declines, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reported today. UNIFEED

Dr. Robert Floyd, Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), briefs the press on how the CTBT is contributing to the three pillars of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and provides his views on the many security and other benefits derived from the Treaty, including the civil and scientific applications of the International Monitoring System (IMS) data that are already helping to save lives.

Press Conference by the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Chief Economist, Maximo Torero, on FAO’s latest Food Price Index.