"WOMEN"

Calling from the International Space Station (ISS) via videolink into an event on space taking place in Vienna today, Commander Drew Feustel said that the goal for space exploration should not necessarily be to dominate it, but to help facilitate access so that humankind as a species, can continue on the path to the future. UNIFEED

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi travelled overnight to Niger with more than 100 refugees, mostly women and children, as they were evacuated out of Libya, where they had been held in detention. A total of 121 refugees, many from Eritrea, arrived in Niamey, from where they will be resettled to other host countries under a new international program designed to urgently protect the most vulnerable refugees in Libya. News coverage from detention center, airport and flight to Niamey. UNHCR

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

Marking the International day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, said “the response must be very holistic when it comes to the children born of rape,” and “must address both the mother and the child.” UNIFEED

During his two-day visit to Libya, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi held a solemn moment of silence on Monday on the Libyan coast to remember the thousands of women, men and children who have died trying to cross the Mediterranean in search of safety and a better life. UNHCR

Pascaline Ouedraogo, a 26-years old Sargent in Burkina Faso’s army, was one of United Nations peacekeepers who successfully repealed a complex attack on United Nations base in Timbuktu, Mali on 14 April this year. MINUSMA

Briefing Security Council on Mali, Under-Secretary-General expresses concern over violent clashes in lead-up to presidential election at 8288th meeting.

The United Nations (UN) chief of the Peacekeeping Operations told Security Council today that the priority for a peaceful upcoming presidential election in Mali “must be for all actors to work hand in hand to promote inclusive and constructive political dialogue, and the peaceful resolution of differences.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Eight months ago, Bangladeshi farmer Akhter Hossain opened up his house and heart to dozens of Rohingya families who arrived with young children after making perilous journeys fleeing Myanmar in search of safety. UNHCR