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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine told the Security Council today that Russia’s attacks against his country's energy infrastructure are “an obvious crime against humanity”. UNIFEED

Following the latest intercontinental ballistic missile test from the People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the top UN political affairs official told the Security Council that “tensions continue to increase” in the Korean Peninsula and “with no off ramps insight.” UNIFEED

Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary A. DiCarlo, stressed to the Security Council that here is “no end in sight” to the Ukraine war, and said, “yesterday’s incident in Poland near the Ukrainian border was a frightening reminder of the absolute need to prevent any further escalation.” UNIFEED

Following the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) launch of an unprecedented number of cruise and ballistic missiles over the course of just 48 hours this week, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, said, “given the potential risks associated with any military confrontation, in exercise of its primary responsibility, the Security Council needs to do all it can to prevent an escalation.” UNIFEED

The Security Council didn’t approve a Russian-proposed resolution invoking article VI of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). UNIFEED

United States Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said, “we cannot stay silent as security forces detain, torture and gun down peaceful protesters” in Iran, and called for Iran to be removed from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). UNIFEED

Adedeji Ebo, Deputy to High Representative for Disarmament Affairs told Security Council, “we are aware that the Russian Federation has filed an official complaint in line with the provisions of Article Six regarding allegations of biological weapons programs in Ukraine,” adding that the United Nations is “not aware of any such biological weapons programs. This remains the case today.” UNIFEED

The UN Security Council approved, unanimously, a resolution demanding an immediate end to violence and criminal activity in Haiti and imposing sanctions on a gang leader. UNIFEED

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, Helen La Lime, told the Security Council that as cholera cases “tear through parts of Port-au-Prince,” and armed gangs continue to blockade the Varreux fuel terminal, “the consequences for Haiti’s basic infrastructure have been severe.” UNIFEED

The UN General Assembly passed a resolution by a large majority on Wednesday, calling on countries not to recognise the four regions of Ukraine which Russia has claimed, following so-called referendums held late last month, and demanding that Moscow reverse course on its "attempted illegal annexation". UNIFEED