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Roger Waters, artist and civil peace activist, told the UN Security Council, “The invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation was illegal. I condemn it in the strongest possible terms. Also, the Russian invasion of Ukraine was not unprovoked. So, I also condemn the provocateurs in the strongest possible terms.” 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

The UN Security Council adopted a Resolution on Myanmar for the first time since the military unleashed a brutal crackdown on the people of Myanmar nearly two years ago. 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

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

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the Security Council, "The Russian military has turned the territory of the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, the Zaporizhzhia power plant, into a war zone. This is a fact,” adding that “Russia should unconditionally stop nuclear blackmail.” UNIFEED

Addressing a Security Council meeting on Promoting Common Security Through Dialogue and Cooperation, Secretary-General António Guterres said “today’s collective security system is being tested like never before” and stressed that “nuclear saber-rattling must stop” UNIFEED

Military actions with even the smallest potential to jeopardize nuclear safety or security must stop immediately, said IAEA’s chief. “These actions could lead us to serious consequences,” he added. UNIFEED

Asked about a possible visit by the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jun said, “our position is firm. Our determination is firm. We will do whatever we can to defend our sovereignty and territorial integrity. I hope the US government officials understand that well.” UNIFEED

As Haiti faces spiralling gang violence, the Security-Council unanimously adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) for another year. UNIFEED