"PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS"

The Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Bintou Keita, called on the Security Council “to express itself clearly on the recommendations set out in the 2 August report of the Secretary-General on the future of the MONUSCO.” MONUSCO

With the first-ever elections in South Sudan slated for next December, the United Nations Mission in the country supported a Political Parties Forum focused on the need to pick up the pace in the long-delayed democratic transition. UNMISS

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is “deeply concerned” by escalating tensions and clashes in parts of northern and eastern Mali, including Timbuktu, Gao and Menaka, a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, said, “It is time to support strengthened engagement with the relevant components of the de facto authorities through appropriate means to increase their knowledge and further compliance of law enforcement actions with international norms.” UNIFEED

A UN spokesperson said that civilians in South Sudan continue to endure ongoing violence, with 395 civilians killed between April and June this year alone. UNIFEED

Protracted conflict across Mali, along with internal displacement and limited humanitarian access are among the unprecedented risks threatening the country’s most vulnerable youngsters, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said. UNTV CH

Addressing the General Assembly annual high level Debate, the Malian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, stated, “In the current geopolitical context, Mali does not want to be a theater of confrontation or competition for foreign geopolitical interests.” UNIFEED

Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry told the annual General Assembly high level debate that the Security Council “must take urgent action by authorizing the deployment of a multinational support mission to underpin security in Haiti.” UNIFEED

The United Nations Secretariat and the Republic of Ghana announced that the 2023 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial meeting will take place in Accra, Ghana on 5-6 December. UNIFEED

The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, told the General Assembly, “Despite contributing less than 0.47 per cent of global emissions, Bangladesh is one of the most climatically-vulnerable countries in the world.” UNIFEED