"SOVEREIGNTY"

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, told the Security Council that any government in this position needs time, “and that, in itself, is already a challenge”, as “the harsh reality is that there is no time to lose.” UNIFEED

Sudan’s Ambassador Al-Harith Idriss Al-Harith Mohamed said the humanitarian situation in the country “has deteriorated and is getting worse,” and denied the Sudanese Armed forces are breaching ceasefire agreements. UNIFEED

The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Christian Schmidt said, “I see encouraging developments in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina, but I also see profound threats to the fundamental of the peace agreement.” UNIFEED

Security Council resolutions 1160 (1998), 1199 (1998), 1203 (1998), 1239 (1999) and 1244 (1999).

Speaking at a Security Council meeting presided by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, said “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in violation of the United Nations Charter and international law, is causing massive suffering and devastation to the country and its people, and adding to the global economic dislocation triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.” UNIFEED

The situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo - S/2023/208.

The United Nations top official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said, “the intensification” of the conflict in the Eastern DRC, “continues to inflict untold suffering on civilians and to worsen a humanitarian situation, which is increasingly catastrophic.” UNIFEED

On the occasion on World TB Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is announcing the expanded scope of the WHO Director-General’s (DG) Flagship Initiative on tuberculosis over the period from 2023 to 2027 to support fast-tracking progress towards ending TB and achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030. WHO

The UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, told the Security Council that the “status quo is unacceptable” and “the renewed diplomatic attention on Syria, including in the region, and the shared suffering of all Syrians in the aftermath of the earthquakes, create new obligations and opportunities.” UNIFEED

United States Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) “remains one of the most repressive governments in the world” as “it continues to systematically neglect the well-being of its people and deny them their human rights and fundamental freedoms.” UNIFEED