"SECURITY SITUATIONS"

Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and the Head of the Mission in the county (UNSOM) James Swan said, “for Somalia to navigate the remaining challenges and achieve its ambitious priorities, all Somalia’s stakeholders must work together in the national interest. This responsibility begins with Somalia’s leaders.” UNIFEED

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the Central African Republic (CAR) and Head of the mission in the country (MINUSCA) stressed, “the inclusive Government that emerged from the Peace Agreement remains in place,” adding that there is “a clear reduction in violence against the civilian population.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

On behalf of the European Union member States, Sven Jürgenson, Permanent Representative of Estonia, briefs press on Ukraine.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today said, “the Emergency Committee on Ebola has advised that the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern,” adding that “as long as there is a single case of Ebola in an area as insecure and unstable as Eastern DRC the potential remains for a much larger epidemic.” WHO

Security Council presidential statement expresses concern over deteriorating conditions in Sahel, Lake Chad Basin.

Security Council extends mandate of experts’ panel on Sudan, unanimously adopting resolution 2508 (2020).

“The world needs to continue to fund the Ebola response,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in Geneva on Tuesday, adding that “taking our foot off the accelerator now, could it be a fatal mistake.” WHO

The peace agreement signed in Bangui on February 6, 2019, enabled the Central African Armed Forces and the internal security forces to redeploy in several cities in the country, with the support of the UN Mission in Central African Republic (MINUSCA). MINUSCA

Somalia's federal authorities and the United Nations are calling for urgent humanitarian assistance to avert an acute food insecurity situation that could threaten millions of people. UNSOM