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The Security Council adopted a resolution that terminates the mandate of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) as of 3 December. UNIFEED

United Nations Secretary-General regretted the resumption of hostilities in Gaza and Israel, and “he urges all concerned parties to swiftly find a way to resume the pause in the fighting and facilitate the release of more hostages,” a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council, “we need a true humanitarian ceasefire,” adding that a failure of establishing a two-State solution “will condemn Palestinians, Israelis, the region and the world, to a never-ending cycle of death and destruction.” UNIFEED

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the African Union (AU) is the world body’s “most important” strategic partnership, reiterating that “we must work with the African Union based on the principle of African-led solutions for African problems in all dimensions, peace and security, development, climate change.” UNIFEED

A new UN report details a further rise in gang violence in Haiti as criminal gangs forge alliances and expand to rural areas previously considered safe. OHCHR

The Deputy Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Najat Rochdi, told Security Council members that there is an urgent need for de-escalation in Syria and across the region, and that all actors – Syrian and non-Syrian – must exercise maximum restraint. UNIFEED

A UN top political affairs official told the Security Council that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK’s) launches “represent a serious risk to international civil aviation and maritime traffic.” UNIFEED

The Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said, “Looking ahead, it would be impossible to envision free, fair, and credible elections in December 2024, unless all South Sudanese parties, leaders, and stakeholders grab the bull by the horns, and agree on a critical mass of decisions by the first quarter of 2024.” UNMISS

Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Sami Bahous welcomed "the news that 50 hostages, all women, and children, will be released in return for the release of 150 Palestinian women and children, and a much-needed humanitarian pause.” UNIFEED

The Head of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and the Congolese Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Francophonie co-signed a note “on the accelerated, gradual, orderly and responsible withdrawal of MONUSCO from the DRC”, informed a UN spokesperson. UNIFEED