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The head of the Peace Operations department, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, said, “the role of military components in the Protection of Civilians through prevention and response is a key one for the importance of peace operations.” UNIFEED

Addressing the Security Council annual debate on the protection of civilians (PoC) in armed conflict, Secretary-General António Guterres said, “war is devastating lives around the world,” and stressed that “we must intensify our efforts to prevent conflict, protect civilians, preserve peace and find political solutions to war.” UNIFEED

Peacekeeping Chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said that in a divided Security Council, only “the intermediate goals of peacekeeping,” such as preserving ceasefires and protecting civilians, can be reached. UNIFEED

The signing of an agreement by the Sudanese warring parties in the Saudi Arabian port city of Jeddah on Thursday night is a “first important step toward alleviating human suffering and protecting the lives of civilians in Sudan”, the UN’s top official in the country, Volker Perthes, said. UNTV CH

While the humanitarian needs for an estimated 100,000 refugees who have been fleeing the conflict in Sudan into neighboring countries are getting more and more dramatic, UN humanitarian agencies and partners are facing a funding gap of USD 1.5 billion. UNTV CH

The head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan, Volker Perthes, said that Sudanese stakeholders “are closer than they have ever been to a settlement and the return to a civilian government.” UNIFEED

The Security Council adopted a resolution on extending the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) until 15 March 2024. UNIFEED

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said, “And I call on all United Nations Member States to promote dialogue and sustainable solutions that are representative of the will of the Myanmar people, in order to bring an end to this brutal crisis. The people of Myanmar deserve a better future.” UNTV CH

The heads of three UN entities and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross today urged States to support a new political declaration to protect civilians from explosive weapons in populated areas. UNICEF

The head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan, Volker Perthes, said that the longer the political paralysis will last in the country, “the more difficult it will become to return to the transition which UNITAMS is mandated to assist.” UNIFEED