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After closed-door consultations of the Security Council on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistani Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi told reporters that “the fact that this meeting took place is testimony to the fact that this is an international recognized dispute.” UNIFEED

Tatyana Valovaya, the newly appointed Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, addressed the Conference on Disarmament for the first time on Wednesday, reaffirming her unwavering commitment to supporting the critical work of the Conference and its important mandate. UNTV CH

Marking the 70th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, the Security Council heard briefings on how to uphold international humanitarian law humanity in modern conflict. UNIFEED

Geneva conventions more crucial than ever, humanitarian experts stress, as Security Council marks seventieth anniversary of key instruments at 8596th meeting.

During emergency meeting, Security Council condemns car bombing in Libya, urging parties to uphold truce as first step towards permanent ceasefire at 8595th meeting.

Members of the Security Council condemned in “the strongest terms the outrageous, deadly and totally inacceptable” car bomb attack on Saturday (10 Aug) in front of a shopping mall in Bengazhi, Libya, which left three UN staff members dead, and three others injured among dozens of civilians also wounded. Council members stood a minute of silence in remembrance of the victims. UNIFEED

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

Marking the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed said “we must remember and highlight that indigenous peoples in many parts of the world still do not enjoy basic rights,” enduring “systematic discrimination and exclusion which threaten their ways of life, cultures and identities.” UNIFEED

Life-saving food aid distribution is set to resume to 850,000 people in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, following guarantees by Houthi opposition forces that the supplies will reach those who need them most, the World Food Programme (WFP) said today. UNIFEED

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