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The Security Council voted to renew the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) for a period of three months, until 31 October. The three African Council members, Gabon, Ghana and Kenya, known as the A3, abstained. 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 Security Council adopted a resolution re-authorising cross-border humanitarian aid deliveries through the Bab al-Hawa crossing on the Syrian-Turkish border for an additional six months, until 10 January 2023. UNIFEED

The UN Security Council on Friday failed to adopt two competing draft resolutions aimed at renewing the cross-border humanitarian aid mechanism in Syria, which expires on Sunday 10 July 2022. UNIFEED

The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the Security Council, “although Russia is violating fundamental principles of the UN and the international legal order, it is still not held to account at the global level.” UNIFEED

Ahead of World Refugee Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited refugees living in New York City area. He appealed to developed countries to “meaningfully increase” the number of refugee resettlement opportunities. UNIFEED

Commenting on the UK-Rwanda asylum plan at a press encounter, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi told reporters, "This is all wrong. This deal. For so many different reasons." UNCHR

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

The Head of the World Health Programme (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the WHO has issued an updated appeal for almost 150 million US dollars for Ukraine and refugee-hosting countries, but noted the Organization still faces a funding gap of 100 million US dollars. WHO

United Kingdom Ambassador James Kariuki told reporters that violence is increasing in Darfur, adding that “this is the second time in five months that the Kreinik town has seen a deadly wave of attacks.” UNIFEED