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Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council that “no failure is more calamitous than the failure to prevent conflict,” and “development gains are often among the first casualties of war.” UNIFEED

Governments, international organizations, civil society, youth, and the private sector gathered in Vienna to mark the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention against Corruption. UNIS

A top UN official of the Office for Disarmament Affairs said that the impact on civilians of the intensifying war in Ukraine “continues to be an area of serious concern”. UNIFEED

La Porte-Parole du Haut-Commissariat des Droits de l’Homme, Ravina Shamdasani, a dit, “Nous lançons aujourd’hui un appel pour le déploiement d’une mission multinationale de soutien pour aider la Police nationale haïtienne à lutter contre le cycle de violence systémique dans la société haïtienne.” HCDH

UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said, “A multinational security support mission needs to be urgently deployed to help the Haitian National Police combat the cycle of violence which has permeated all levels of society and exacerbated a dire security and human rights crisis.” OHCHR

Prime Minister of Iraq Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani reaffirmed his country’s commitment to the principles of international law, stressing Iraq’s “determination to establish the best of ties with everyone,” especially with its neighbors. UNIFEED

The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, said, “we are not facing an imminent military threat, unlike our Ukrainian friends and neighbours, but every day we are countering Russia’s hybrid assault.” UNIFEED

The President of Honduras, Iris Xiomara Castro Sarmiento, said, “It is impossible to understand the magnitude of the tragedy the majority of the Honduran people suffer and the constant caravans of emigrants that arrive to the United States if we ignore the 13 years of dictatorship supported by the international community, that multiplied the public debt six times and reached the highest poverty rate in the history of Honduras, 74 per cent.” UNIFEED

UN Human Rights chief Volker Türk said, “Human rights are a global public good. They are not – and never have been – ‘nice-to-haves’ to be cherry picked at will.” UNTV CH

Speaking at the opening of the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights flagged how people everywhere want – and have a right to – a decent standard of living, food on the table, affordable medical care, education and equal opportunities for themselves and their children. UNTV CH