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The Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya, by a vote of 14-0 with one abstention. UNIFEED

The United Nations is concerned about the continuous slowdown of the implementation of the Black Sea Initiative, observed particularly in the months of April and May, a UN Spokesperson said. UNIFEED

After Security Council consultations on the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), Secretary-General António Guterres expressed “full confidence in Volker Perthes as Special Representative of the Secretary-General,” and said it was “up to the Security Council” whether it “supports the continuation of the Mission for another period or whether the Security Council decides that it is time to end it.” UNIFEED

Warning the Security Council that the situation at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant “continues to be extremely fragile and dangerous”, the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, listed five principles to help prevent a nuclear accident. UNIFEED

As the fighting continues unabated in Ukraine with a devastating impact on communities, particularly in the east and south of the country, UN humanitarian partners confirmed that they have continued to scale up urgently needed assistance. UNTV CH

Briefing journalist on the Black Sea Initiative, a UN spokesperson said that “operations are partly restarting.” UNIFEED / FILE

Briefing the Security Council on the issue of Western weapons supplies to Ukraine, the Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Adedeji Ebo, said, “the provision of military assistance to the armed forces of Ukraine has continued,” while reportedly there have also been weapons transfers “to the Russian armed forces for use in Ukraine.” UNIFEED

Addressing reporters, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, welcomed the confirmation by the Russian Federation to continue its participation in the Black Sea Initiative for another 60 days. UNIFEED

Noting that Mocha was “the most powerful cyclone to make landfall in this part of Myanmar”, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the country, Tom Andrews, said that “what we're seeing right now is misery on top of misery.” UNIFEED

Briefing Council members by videoconference, the Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, noted that the humanitarian operating environment in Ukraine remains complex and dangerous. UNIFEED / FILE