"PEACE AND SECURITY"

The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said that delegations representing the government of the National Accord and the Libyan Arab Armed Forces and comprising of police, military officers have concluded two days of security and military talks. The discussions were marked by spirited responsibility, transparency and mutual trust. UNIFEED

Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, told the Security Council that “we are again at a pivotal moment in the search for peace as a convergence of destabilizing factors threatens to pull Israelis and Palestinians further towards a one-state reality of perpetual occupation and conflict.” UNIFEED

Hailing Israel’s recent peace agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “for far too long the Palestinians wielded a veto on peace between Israel and the broader Arab world” and "all progress was halted and held hostage by completely unrealistic Palestinian demands.” UNIFEED

UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was “extremely concerned over the fresh resumption of hostilities along the line of contact in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone.” UNIFEED

The 850 UN peacekeepers from Nepal who are deployed in South Sudan received today the United Nations medal for their service during an especially challenging time when conflicts and displacement have been exacerbated by the spread of COVID-19 across the war-torn African country. UNMISS

Delegates representing the Government of Yemen and Ansar Allah have agreed to immediately release a first group of 1,081 conflict-related detainees and prisoners, in accordance with the lists of agreed-upon names. UNTV CH

In a video message, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada told the General Assembly’s General Debate that “the world is in crisis, and not just because of the last few months, not just because of COVID-19.” The pandemic, he said, “is our wake-up call, and we cannot ignore it.” UNIFEED

Progress on Sudan political transition, but challenges remain, Security Council hears.

In a video message, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece told the General Assembly’s General Debate that “Turkey's actions undermine international law and threaten the security and stability of the broader region of the Eastern Mediterranean and of all EU member states.” UNIFEED

United Nations top officials commended parties to the Sudan peace agreement signed in Juba on 31 August and called on others to “engage in dialogue and negotiations with the transitional authorities.” UNIFEED