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The ten elected members and five incoming members of the Security Council called on the Taliban to immediately reverse the decision to exclude girls from secondary education in Afghanistan. UNIFEED

Addressing the General Assembly on Saturday, Reem Ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates, said, “we must prioritize diplomatic solutions, dialogue, and de-escalation in order to settle tensions, prevent conflicts from emerging, and combat extremist ideologies.” UNIFEED

The Vice-President of Brazil, Antônio Hamilton Martins Mourão, flanked by representatives of Albania, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, Norway, United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates, expressed concern about the “rapid deterioration of the human rights situation in Haiti,” particularly “reports of sexual and gender-based violence, including rape and sexual slavery.” UNIFEED

The United Nations in Somalia congratulated President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on his inauguration, and said it looks forward to working with his administration in support of achieving national priorities. UNSOM

The General Assembly today elected Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland to the Security Council for two-year terms beginning on 1 January of next year. UNIFEED

WHO’s logistics hub in Dubai is currently maintaining 20,000 square metres of products destined for emergency response all over the world. Since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, the WHO Dubai logistics hub, has sent over 100 tons of health supplies to support over 350,000 people. WHO

In a statement read by the UAE Ambassador Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, some members of the Security Council reiterated, “all girls in Afghanistan should be able to get to school,” and that “education is a universal right for all children.” UNIFEED

UN chief António Guterres said that today more than ever, “we need to come together and stand together in support of multilateral peaceful solutions. This is why our relationship with the League of Arab States and the strong support from its membership have never been more essential – or more appreciated”. UNIFEED

The UN refugee agency (UNCHR) is mobilizing resources to respond as quickly and effectively as possible to people fleeing military offensive in Ukraine. UNHCR

In its third emergency meeting on Ukraine this week, Russia vetoed a Security Council draft resolution that would have condemned the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine. UNIFEEED