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Presenting a new report by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the situation in Haiti, Human rights expert William O’Neill said that if the deployment of a Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission “takes much longer, there may not be much” of a Haitian National Police (HNP) to support. UNIFEED

The head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), Valentine Rugwabiza, requested the Council’s support for “an urgent, dedicated and truly multidimensional response” to the threat by Explosive Ordnance Devices (EODs) both for the protection of civilians, and safety and security of peacekeepers. UNIFEED

The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) called on the Sri Lanka authorities to substantively revise a seriously concerning anti-terrorism bill currently being debated in Parliament and ensure this marks a turning point in their approach to internal security. UNTV CH

Top UN aid official in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Jamie McGoldrick, said “we have to scale up assistance going to Gaza.” UNIFEED / FILE

Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council that “often invisible but always insidious, transnational organized crime is a vicious threat to peace, security, and sustainable development wherever it operates.” UNIFEED

The head of UN peacekeeping Jean-Pierre Lacroix saluted the service and dedication of women and men police officers deployed in the UN peace operations, who work “relentlessly to serve communities in increasingly challenging contexts.” UNIFEED

Civilians accounted for 85 percent of casualties by landmine and explosive remnants of war in 2022, half of them were children, according to a UN-backed civil society report released today. UNTV CH

The UN chief advocated for climate crisis solutions, debt relief mechanisms, and urgent assistance to Haiti, addressing world leaders on Monday at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Summit in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. UN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “If we do not act now, instability and violence will have a lasting impact on generations of Haitians,” reiterating his call to all partners to "increase support for the national police – in the form of financing, training or equipment.” BINUH

The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution to terminate the UN Peacekeeping mission in Mali as of June 30, 2023. UNIFEED