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The political leaders of war-torn South Sudan came together in song and dance with the country’s future leaders at a special event in the capital Juba to celebrate the International Day of Peace. UNMISS

During a Security Council meeting to discuss the Palestinian question, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov said, “there is no other viable solution to end the conflict. Those who continue to support a two-State outcome must acknowledge that derailing that prospect means that Palestinians and Israelis are facing a grim future of perpetual occupation, endless violence and threats to regional stability.” UNIFEED

The death of a Sudanese man in Libya who was shot after being returned to shore by the coastguard has been condemned by UN humanitarian agencies, who on Friday reiterated their call for the war-torn country’s migrant detention centres to close. UNTV CH

The UN Security Council today failed to reach consensus on either of two competing resolutions on a cessation of hostilities in Idlib, Syria: the last province in the war-torn nation that is still largely held by rebel forces. UNIFEED

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched a new report on the projected humanitarian cost of climate change at UN Headquarters in New York. UNIFEED

Alberto Cairo has been awarded the Nansen Refugee Award’s regional winner prize for Asia this year in tribute to his remarkable career helping disabled Afghans. UNHCR

Despite more women and their children are surviving today than ever before, a pregnant woman or newborn dies somewhere in the world every 11 seconds, according to new child and maternal mortality estimates released today by United Nations groups led by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO

At the opening of the 74th Session of the General Assembly, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the Assembly is a “unique and indispensable forum where the world can come together to advance on sensitive and important issues.” UNIFEED

On the upcoming Climate Action Summit, UN deputy chief Amina J. Mohammed said “it’s time to ratchet up the actions that we need to have at the country level,” adding that “we do need to kick that movement to a much higher gear if we are to reach the goals that are being outlined by science,” in the case of climate and SDGs. UNIFEED

Human rights violations against Myanmar’s ethnic minorities are continuing, top UN-appointed independent experts said on Tuesday, insisting that those responsible for abuses would face justice. UNTV CH