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The top UN political affairs official stressed the importance of holding elections in Libya during a Security Council meeting, saying it is “the only path to settle the disagreements over the democratic legitimacy of all Libyan institutions.” UNIFEED

A senior Civil Affairs officer from the United Nations in Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has called for an urgent healing and reconciliation process in South Sudan’s southern Unity State, where gruesome attacks on communities in the area have resulted in deaths, beheadings, sexual violence, and abductions. UNMISS

Asked about the US Supreme Court decision on abortion, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric reiterated that “sexual and reproductive health and rights are the foundation of a life of choice, and harmony, equality for the world's women and girls.” UNIFEED

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

“We cannot accept mass hunger and starvation in the twenty-first century,” UN Chief said, addressing the G7 Ministerial Conference on Global Food Security. UNIFEED

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet concluded a four-day official mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday. This is the first visit by a UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1998. OHCHR

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 76th Session of the General Assembly.

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 76th Session of the General Assembly.

The United Nations’ Secretary-General, António Guterres, urged on Thursday donors and Member States to contribute to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). UNIFEED

UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan Ramiz Alakbarov, told the Security Council that nearly 800 people have been confirmed killed and more than 1,400 injured from the deadly earthquake that struck Paktika province. He added, “search and rescue operations remain ongoing and it is expected that the number of casualties will further increase over the coming days, along with the number of affected communities.” UNIFEED