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The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) said that fighting between the Congolese armed forces and the M23 armed group has continued Monday in the areas of Tshanzu and Runyoni, as well as close to Bigenga, a UN Spokesperson said. UNIFEED

Speaking in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, Secretary-General António Guterres said, the war in Ukraine is aggravating a “triple food, energy and financial crisis,” across Africa. UNIFEED

Briefing reporters today, Farhan Haq, UN Deputy Spokesperson said that “colleagues at the UN Mission [MONUSCO] have confirmed the death of one peacekeeper from Nepal.” UNIFEED

In the presence of the Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, a memorial service took place in Goma for eight peacekeepers from Pakistan, Russia and Serbia who lost their lives in a helicopter crash. MONUSCO

The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) said, without a combination of approaches that address “both causes and symptoms, our resources and those of the FARDC (the Congolese military) will remain insufficient” in the face of the deteriorating security situation in the country, adding that this illustrates the “inherent limitations of relying solely on security operations to resolve these conflicts.” UNIFEED

Comprehensive political strategy needed to tackle structural causes behind conflict in Democratic Republic of the Congo, mission head tells Security Council.

The General Assembly resumes its informal thematic consultations on the Secretary-General’s "Our Common Agenda" report, this time on Cluster 5 - Enhancing international cooperation with a panel discussion with representatives from the UN System, the youth, academia and civil society.

The General Assembly concludes its series of informal thematic consultations on the Secretary-General’s "Our Common Agenda" report with the second panel discussion on Cluster 5 - Enhancing international cooperation, with participation of relevant stakeholders, including the private sector, young people, academia and civil society representatives.

Second day of the informal thematic consultations convened by Abdulla Shahid, President of the 76th session of the General Assembly, to provide the Secretary-General with an opportunity to inform Member States on the thinking regarding the follow-up to the "Our Common Agenda" report, and to allow Member States the opportunity to further consider the various proposals, options and potential means of implementation.

Providing an update on Tuesday’s attack in the province of Ituri in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations spokesperson Farhan Haq said, “UN peacekeepers are continuing to conduct robust patrols in the area” and “have also reinforced their Temporary Operating Base in the area with troops from Bunia.” UNIFEED