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Delivering a joint statement on behalf of many Member States, US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield urged all Security Council members to support an open briefing in 2023 to “discuss the human rights violations and abuses committed by the DPRK, the implications for peace and security and explore ways to incorporate human rights into the peace and security diplomacy in the Korean peninsula.” UNIFEED

Significant progress made gathering evidence on ISIL/Da’esh crimes in Iraq, but domestic laws needed, investigating head tells Security Council.

A top UN official said that there is “quite a rapid and striking” increase of cholera cases in Haiti. UNIFEED

The head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, Matilda Bogner, told reporters in Geneva that over the past several months, they had interviewed 159 prisoners of war whom the Russian Federation held, and 175 prisoners of war held by Ukraine. UNTV CH

Security Council extends mandate of Multidimensional Stabilization Mission in Central African Republic for one year, adopting Resolution 2659 (2022).

Briefing Security Council on Central African Republic, mission head voices concern over resurgence of armed groups, despite progress in restoring state authority.

Widespread and systematic human rights violations and abuses against migrants in Libya are compounded by the lack of pathways to protection within and outside the country – meaning migrants are often compelled to accept ‘assisted return’ to their home countries in conditions that may not meet international human rights laws and standards, according to a new UN human rights report released today. OHCHR

Addressing the general debate of the 77th Session of the UN's General Assembly on Friday, Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, said, “not a single Rohingya was repatriated to their ancestral homes in Myanmar.” UNIFEED

The Prime Minister of Iraq, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, told the General Assembly his country “looks forward to receiving further UN support in reconstructing the liberated areas affected by the occupation of ISIS terrorists.” UNIFEED

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, urges more donor support for solutions and praises progress in refugee protection in Tanzania. UNHCR