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In an update to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called for "concrete actions" after the Sri Lankan President said the Government was “committed to work with the UN to ensure accountability” and would implement “necessary institutional reforms.” OHCHR

Secretary-General António Guterres said the United Nations "has a key role to play in humanitarian aid" in Afghanistan and that "it was our duty to engage with the Taliban to create the conditions" to deliver aid. UNIFEED

External actors must encourage de-escalation of Yemen conflict, support country-Led political settlement, Special Envoy stresses in briefing to Security Council.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters ahead of the start of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly and presents his Common Agenda Report.

In Afghanistan, “there is an immediate and pressing need to deliver, on a huge scale, essential humanitarian aid in areas such as health, food security, non-food items, and sanitation,” the top UN official in the country said on Thursday. UNIFEED

Members of the UN Security Council visited the September 11th Memorial and Museum to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. UNIFEED

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary- General.

Security Council stresses need for strategic planning in reconfiguration of peace operations, unanimously adopting resolution 2594 (2021). Millions of lives will depend on how Afghanistan’s new interim government chooses to govern, Special Representative tells Security Council.

The Security Council adopted a resolution calling for unhindered access for humanitarian actors in Afghanistan and that Afghans be allowed to travel abroad via any border crossing, including at Kabul airport. UNIFEED

Barbara Woodward, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, addresses the media following the Security Council consultations.