"PEACE PROCESS"

In a video address to the General Assembly’s General Debate Cyprus’ President Nicos Anastasiades expressed concern at “Turkeys interventions which affect the territorial integrity and destabilize Libya, Syria and Iraq,” as well as violations “of the sovereign rights of both Greece and Cyprus.” UNIFEED

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the COVID-19 pandemic is a “clear test of international cooperation – a test we have essentially failed” as a result of a “lack of global preparedness, cooperation, unity and solidarity.” UNIFEED

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz said his country’s experience with "the Iranian regime has taught us that partial solution and appeasement did not stop its threats to international peace and security.” UNIFEED

In a video message, Colombian President Iván Duque told the General Assembly’s General Debate that the “dictatorial regime” of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro’s “supports itself with the profits of the drug trade; it shelters terrorists; and is a constant threat to democracy in the region and the whole world.” UNIFEED

“Only by focusing on a political settlement can we meet the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people,” the UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen told the Security Council on Friday. UNIFEED

Conflict zone populations face gravest threat of hunger amid COVID-19, aid experts tell Security Council, warning food insecurity worldwide expected to double by year’s end.

Despite ceasefire agreement in South Sudan, intercommunal conflicts increase, humanitarian needs grow, civil society representative tells Security Council.

Informal comments to the media by Christoph Heusgen, Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations, and by Dian Triansyah Djani, Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the United Nations, on the situation in Afghanistan.

Security Council extends United Nations Mission in Afghanistan for one year, unanimously adopting resolution 2543 (2020).

Security Council extends mandate of United Nations Mission in Libya for 12 months, adopting resolution 2542 (2020).