"SMUGGLING"

As South Sudan races to complete its democratic transition with the conduct of free, fair, and credible elections at the end of 2024, inter-communal conflict continues to cast its shadow across this young nation. UNMISS

In the aftermath of last week’s intercommunal clashes at the UN Protection Site in Malakal, South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of UNMISS travelled to Upper Nile’s capital city to speak with affected communities and state authorities. UNMISS

Following a briefing by the Chair of the Security Council Committee on resolution 1591, Sudan’s Ambassador Al-Harith Idriss Al-Harith Mohamed told the Council that the resolution is “undermining the sovereignty and the strength of the state in Darfur and the protection of civilians because of the arms embargo imposed on the armed forces.” UNIFEED

The Situation in Libya - Security Council, 9335th Meeting

The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen, today (30 May) said it was “vital” that recent diplomatic moves in Syria “are matched with real action,” as the Syrian people “continue to suffer on massive scale.” UNIFEED

A spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office said, “We are very disturbed at the trial of these Belarusian human rights defenders. We are gravely concerned about the lack of fair trial proceedings and access to an independent judiciary in Belarus.” UNTV CH

Briefing Security Council members during a meeting on the situation in Somalia, Chair of the Committee said that the panel will continue to pursue investigation into Al-Shabaab finances. UNIFEED

“Despite leadership losses and expenses that are diminishing its cash reserves, the threat posed by Da’esh to international peace and security remains high and has increased in and around conflict zones,” according to the new report on the threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) to international peace and security. UNIFEED

The steep increase in the number of Rohingya refugees risking their lives to cross the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal last year is a reflection of their growing desperation, says the UN refugee agency. UNTV CH

A spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office commented the long-awaited trial of human rights defenders in Greece, “Trials like this are deeply concerning because they criminalize life-saving work and set a dangerous precedent.” UNTV CH