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The United Nations top humanitarian official said it was “vital for global food security” that the Black Sea Grain Initiative, and the parallel Memorandum of Understanding between the Russian Federation and the UN Secretariat on the facilitation of Russian food and fertilizer exports continue, “and should be fully implemented.” UNIFEED

Russian Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya told the Security Council that the principles of Integral Ukrainian Nationalism are based “on the supremacy of the Ukrainian nation over others” and said this was “the reason why Russophobia has become the ideology of an independent Ukraine.” UNIFEED

The UN Secretary-General warned the Security Council that “veiled threats to use nuclear weapons in the context of the conflict have spiked nuclear risks to levels not seen since the darkest days of the Cold War” and declared that “these threats are unacceptable.” UNIFEED

The General Assembly started today an Emergency Special Session to mark one year since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and discuss a peace resolution that should be voted later this week. UNIFEED

The coordinator of the Investigation and Identification Team (IIT) created to identify perpetrators of chemical attacks in Syria told the Security Council that “the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic is solely of the responsibility of the Armed Forces of the Syrian Arab Republic.” UNIFEED

The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths said that in Ukraine, humanitarian access to areas under the temporary military control of the Russian Federation has become increasingly unpredictable and difficult to achieve. UNIFEED

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

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

UN top officials urged all parties to protect the Black Sea Grain Initiative, highlighting the importance of the deal for food security around the world. UNIFEED

The United Nations Political Affairs Chief, Rosemary DiCarlo, said she was “gravely concerned” about the destruction of critical energy infrastructure in Ukraine and said “combined with soaring gas and coal prices, the deprivation caused by these attacks threatens to expose millions of civilians to extreme hardship and even life-endangering conditions this winter. UNIFEED