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Following the announcement of provisional results of the elections in Burundi, the UN Security Council called “on all stakeholders to preserve a peaceful climate and to continue to utilize peaceful and legal means” to resolve eventual disputes. UNIFEED

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressed shock Friday at the killing of five men by opponents of an inter-caste relationship in Nepal last weekend, as well as several other incidents of caste-based discrimination and violence that have taken place during the COVID-19 pandemic. UNTV CH

Commander Carla Monteiro de Castro Araujo, a Brazilian Naval officer working in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has been selected to receive the 2019 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award, together with an Indian peacekeeper who has recently completed her assignment in South Sudan. MINUSCA

UN chief António Guterres said COVID-19 makes the protection of civilians in armed conflicts “more challenging than ever – and our support more important than ever.” UNIFEED

More than USD 870 million is needed to sustain lifesaving aid to war-torn Yemen over the next six months, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, as UN humanitarians also warned that some projects were nearing “breaking point”. UNTV CH

COVID-19, severe locust outbreaks compound economic, security woes in Somalia ahead of long-awaited elections, experts tells Security Council.

UN Special Representative for Somalia James Swan said the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are “acute” as the country also faces “its worst desert locust infestation in some 25 years.” UNIFEED

“The continuing threat of annexation by Israel of parts of the West Bank would constitute a most serious violation of international law,” UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told Security Council, adding that “the fate of the Palestinian and Israeli people must not be determined by destructive unilateral actions that cement divisions and may put peace beyond reach in our lifetime.” UNIFEED

Added impact of COVID-19 ‘driving food insecurity to record levels’ in Syria, Humanitarian Chief warns Security Council.

Despite calls for ceasefire amid COVID-19 pandemic, unabated fighting could push Libya to new depths of violence, Acting Special Representative warns Security Council.