"POLITICAL AFFAIRS"

The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. UNIFEED

UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council that he invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter because we are “at a breaking point,” warning that there is a high risk of the total collapse of the humanitarian support system in Gaza, which would have devastating consequences. UNIFEED

A top UN official said that in Ukraine, “intensifying Russian attacks on the country’s energy facilities, amidst heavy snow and freezing temperatures, are worsening the dire humanitarian conditions across the country.” UNIFEED

A UN top political affairs official told the Security Council that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK’s) launches “represent a serious risk to international civil aviation and maritime traffic.” UNIFEED

With merely 13 months remaining until its first post-independence elections in South Sudan, UNMISS and partners hosted a political parties' forum on federalism to galvanize momentum in ongoing peace processes. UMNISS

A top UN official for Europe, Central Asia and Americas said that in Ukraine, “the past few weeks have seen a pattern of escalation of attacks on critical infrastructure, including attacks on energy infrastructure, across the country.” UNIFEED

After UN Security Council close consultations on the situation in Gaza, French Ambassador Nicolas de Rivière told reporters that his country is “deeply concerned at the number of civilian casualties in Gaza, which stands at several thousands,” and announced an "international humanitarian conference for the people of Gaza on November 9th in Paris." UNIFEED

Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of the EU-led multinational stabilization force EUFOR-Althea, operating in Bosnia and Herzegovina, for another year. UNIFEED

Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba - Item 38.

Referring to the conflict in Ukraine, a UN political affairs official warned the Security Council that, like in any other armed conflict, the supply of weapons and ammunition “raises significant concerns about the potential escalation of violence and the risks of diversion.” UNIFEED