"PEACEKEEPERS"

Ahead of the World Humanitarian Day, 14 people from five villages around Kuda, located 72 kilometers west of South Sudan’s capital Juba, have been killed and thousands displaced following separate attacks from pastoral communities in their area. UNMISS

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

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed his concern over the Ebola outbreak in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) due to active conflict in the region. WHO

Security Council presidential statement requests strategic review of Central Africa office mandate at 8328th meeting.

The head of the United Nations mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) David Shearer said he was “horrified” by violent attacks and the looting of the humanitarian compounds in the town of Bunj on 23 July. UNMISS

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

A Spokesperson for Secretary-General António Guterres clarified that Russian military police personnel reportedly patrolling the Syrian-Israeli border, “are not part” of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). UNIFEED

In support to the electoral process in Mali, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country, known under its French acronym MINUSMA provided security and technical advice and logistical support. MINUSMA

Sanctions Committee Chair briefs Security Council on Somalia, Eritrea developments as delegates air views concerning peace in Horn of Africa at 8322nd meeting.

Unanimously adopting Resolution 2431 (2018), Security Council extends mandate Of African Union Mission in Somalia, authorizes troop reduction at 8321st meeting.