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The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Christian Schmidt, told the Security Council that “more than 26 years” since the signing of the Dayton Accord, Bosnia and Herzegovina “remains a country traumatized by war,” and added that “the desire to keep peace is present amongst Serbs, Croats, Bosniaks and others.” UNIFEED

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Kosovo briefed the Security Council on Wednesday on some "incidents of serious concern" that happened in Northern Kosovo, calling upon the leaders of Pristina and Belgrade to "be very judicious in their actions and in their political rhetoric." UNIFEED

In the presence of the Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, a memorial service took place in Goma for eight peacekeepers from Pakistan, Russia and Serbia who lost their lives in a helicopter crash. MONUSCO

The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) said, without a combination of approaches that address “both causes and symptoms, our resources and those of the FARDC (the Congolese military) will remain insufficient” in the face of the deteriorating security situation in the country, adding that this illustrates the “inherent limitations of relying solely on security operations to resolve these conflicts.” UNIFEED

The World Health Organization (WHO), the Republic of Korea and the WHO Academy announced on Tuesday the establishment of a global biomanufacturing training hub that will serve all low- and middle-income countries wishing to produce biologicals, such as vaccines, insulin, monoclonal antibodies and cancer treatments. WHO

The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said it is alarmed by recent incidents which took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as in Serbia fuelled by the continued inflammatory, nationalistic rhetoric and hate speech by individuals and, in some cases, by politicians. UNTV CH

The World Health Organization (WHO) said its new Global Competency Standards for refugee and migrant health services aim to strengthen countries’ capacity to provide health services to refugees and migrants worldwide by defining the range of competencies that should be incorporated into health workers’ education and practices. WHO

Spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Liz Throssell briefed reporters on recent developments in Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Western Balkans. UNTV CH

Following a series of security incidents in Kosovo, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Zahir Tanin, called for dialogue and said, “history in the region has tragically and repeatedly shown that ostensibly small incidents, misreading of intentions, and outright mistakes can trigger an unstable security escalation that puts lives at risk and benefits no-one.” UNIFEED

The Head of the World Health Organization (WHO)Tedros Ghebreyesus said, "last week, the 200 millionth case of COVID-19 was reported to WHO, just six months after the world passed 100 million reported cases.” WHO