"WAR"

Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern told world leaders, “Russia’s war is illegal. It is immoral. It is a direct attack on the UN Charter and the international rules-based system and everything that this community should stand for.” UNIFEED

Addressing the general debate of the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the UN on Friday, Charles Michel, President of the European Council, said, “The Kremlin is waging a hybrid war that combines the violence of weapons with the poison of lies.” UNIFEED

Noting that “there’s more liquidity in Asia than in Europe and USA combined”, the President of Timor-Leste asked the UN Secretary-General to host a “historic summit” to come up with a plan to fight poverty with the wealth from the Global South. UNIFEED

Almost seven months to the day since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, UN-appointed independent human rights investigators said that war crimes have indeed been committed in the conflict. UNTV CH

The situation for Sudan’s most vulnerable children is so desperate that half of the most severely malnourished youngsters are expected to die without urgent humanitarian intervention, UN agencies said on Friday. UNTV CH

Addressing the general debate of the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the UN on Thursday, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said, “a Security Council that retains the power of veto in the hands of a few will still lead us to war, as we have seen this year.” UNIFEED

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, told the Security Council that talk of a nuclear conflict in Ukraine is "totally unacceptable" and the so-called referenda in areas under Russian control would be an “annexation” that violates the UN Charter and international law. UNIFEED

President of Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), Rashad al-Alimi, told world leaders that Yemen confirms its strict respect of international laws, and will “work in close alliance with neighboring countries and constructive partnership with the United Nations and international community, in their efforts to build peace and achieve security stability, prosperity, and freedom for all the peoples of the world.” UNIFEED

Speaking to reporters before a Security Council meeting on Ukraine, Catherine Colonna, Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, said that crimes must not go unpunished to avoid repeating them. UNIFEED

Horrific testimonies from civilians targeted by Myanmar’s military are yet another reason for the international community to take practical measures to halt the bloodshed, a top human rights expert said on Thursday. UNTV CH