"SECURITY SITUATIONS"

Malian Prime Minister Choguel Maïga told the General Assembly’s General Debate that Mali and countries of the Sahel have for 10 years faced “a many-headed serpent of terrorism, violent extremism and instability,” and “in this difficult context, the people of Mali, following several months of popular upheavals, has chosen a different direction for our country.” UNIFEED

“The question of international recognition of the Taliban at the present juncture is not on the table,” the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference in New York on the sidelines of the General Assembly on Saturday. UNIFEED

Job losses, lack of cash and soaring prices are creating a new class of hungry in Afghanistan, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned today. WFP

A delegation of Somalia’s international partners today visited South West State to meet with its president, electoral authority and civil society on the country’s upcoming elections for the House of the People, and reaffirmed their support for the holding of a credible electoral process. UNSOM

Holding elections as scheduled crucial to Libya’s future stability, Special Representative stresses in briefing to Security Council.

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said it is rapidly delivering assistance to Afghanistan through neighbouring Pakistan. The Agency noted that, by allowing convoys carrying vital supplies to go overland and through its borders, Pakistan is helping to ensure aid reaches the Afghan people quickly.UNHCR

UN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Ramesh Rajasingham stressed the need, “as an imperative, to build a risk awareness and reduction into the reconstruction effort" in Haiti UNIFEED

Adopting resolution 2593 (2021), Security Council condemns deadly attacks in Afghanistan, calls for combating terrorism, upholding human rights.

Security Council Renews Mali sanctions, panel of experts monitoring implementation, unanimously adopting resolution 2590 (2021). Security Council extends mandate of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon for one year, unanimously adopting resolution 2591 (2021). Unanimously adopting Resolution 2592 (2021), Security Council extends Somalia mission mandate until 31 May, requests stronger presence as security situation allows.

WFP is due to run out of some food stocks [wheat flour] as early as October. WFP requires immediate upfront funds to support the millions of people depending on WFP to deliver food. This is Afghanistan’s hour of greatest need. WFP needs the international community to step up and support them. WFP