"SECURITY SITUATIONS"

Updating reporters today on the situation in Ukraine, a UN spokesperson said that fighting and hostilities over the weekend killed and injured civilians, while critical facilities, including several hospitals, were damaged on both sides of the frontline. UNIFEED

According to the Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), mass graves containing the bodies of 42 civilians, including 12 women and six children, have been discovered in the village of Nyamamba, a UN spokesperson told reporters. UNIFEED

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg told the Security Council that the absence of large-scale fighting is positive for the continuation of the elements operated under the truce. UNIFEED

Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General

The UN peacekeeping mission in Abyei (UNISFA) responded rapidly to quell violence in the village of Rumamer, in the southern part of Abyei, after an attack that took place today and resulted in 13 people being killed, a UN Spokesperson informed. UNIFEED

Security Council highlights sanctions in tackling Haitian gangs, but underscores need for dialogue, effective police, in resolving country’s crises.

Security Council extends drawdown of African Union Transition Mission in Somalia by six months, unanimously adopting Resolution 2670 (2022).

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo returned to her home country Benin to meet children and young people impacted by the spillover of violence from the Sahel crisis and climate change in the region. UNICEF

The Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counterterrorism, Vladimir Voronkov, said, “Despite continuing leadership losses by Al-Qaida and Da’esh, terrorism, in general, has become more prevalent and more geographically widespread, affecting the lives of millions worldwide.” UNIFEED

With more patrols and training a UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic has boosted its activities to protect civilians in the country’s south-central region, a UN spokesperson informed. UNIFEED