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

Marking United Nations Day, on the 75th anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Charter, Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his appeal for a global ceasefire “so we can devote all our energies to fighting COVID-19.” This year’s UN Day concert included a prerecorded performance featuring Roberto Bolle, and the Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala, in Milan. UNIFEED

“Despite this continued rapprochement between the Sudan and South Sudan, the peace process has made little progress in Abyei,” the UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the Security Council on Thursday. UNIFEED

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) partnered with the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces to host a two-day Training-of-Trainers on prevention of conflict-related sexual violence. UNMISS

Economic agreement, resumed talks between Belgrade, Pristina, mark important steps towards reconciliation in Kosovo, mission dead tells Security Council.

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

UN top official in Kosovo Zahir Tanin urged Kosovo leaders to “redouble their efforts to counter misinformation” surrounding the Kosovo Specialist Chambers and the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office and provide “unambiguous institutional and political support essential for strengthening the rule of law and long-term stability in Kosovo.” UNIFEED

Libyan military delegations from the opposing sides in the conflict have agreed on several measures that will have “a direct and material positive impact on the lives of the Libyan people”, according to the top United Nations official in the country, Stephanie Williams. UNTV CH

Virtual press briefing by Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, along with Mr. Stefan Schweinfest, Director of the Statistics Division, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs and Ms. Francesca Grum, Chief, Social and Gender Statistics Section, Statistics Division, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, on the “World’s Women 2020: Trends and Statistics” report.

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