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UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu, was requested to brief the Council on the issue of “supplies of lethal weapons to Ukraine and their consequences.” She urged “States to apply effective arms control measures to address the risks related to arms transfer.” UNIFEED

Effective arms-control measures needed to block diversion of Ukraine weapons, senior United Nations disarmament official tells Security Council.

Libya’s political impasse delaying prospects of elections, impacting security situation, new mission head tells Security Council.

Incoming President urges Member States to forge solutions through solidarity, sustainability, science, as General Assembly begins seventy-seventh session.

Press conference by Raffi Gregorian, Deputy to the Under-Secretary-General and Director at the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, on the first United Nations Global Congress of Victims of Terrorism.

Adopting resolution 2648 (2022) by 10 votes in favour, 5 abstention, Security Council renews mandate of expert panel, eases arms embargo on Central African Republic.

As Haiti faces spiralling gang violence, the Security-Council unanimously adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) for another year. UNIFEED

Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti for One Year, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2645 (2022).

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said, “due to the security situation on the ground, my Office does not have access to the territory under control of the Russian armed forces and affiliated armed groups, including access to Mariupol itself.” UNTV CH

With events evolving rapidly in Ukraine, political affairs chief calls for diplomacy, maximum restraint, as Security Council evaluates Minsk accords.