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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

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

Secretary-General António Guterres told journalists, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia that it was “particularly timely to recognize that Mongolia has shown its commitment to non-proliferation and disarmament by declaring itself a nuclear weapons-free zone.” UNIC MONGOLIA

The Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), Dr. Robert Floyd, said that even without having entered into force, the Treaty “is already helping to save lives.” UNIFEED

The Chief of the United Nations nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, said the situation in the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine is “really a volatile one,” and explained that the Agency has not been able to access the plant as “it requires the understanding and the cooperation of a number of actors.” 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

The chief of UN Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo urged the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States to “quickly mobilize in this same spirit and commitment to resume cooperation under the JCPOA.” UNIFEED

The Security Council failed to adopt a resolution imposing new sanctions on the DPRK after a ballistic launch. UNIFEED

A group of 11 countries condemned the Democratic People's Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) “unlawful and destabilizing actions in the strongest terms” after its ballistic missile launch on Sunday. UNIFEED

In a statement on behalf of several members of the Security Council, United States ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) recent missile launches “demonstrate the regime’s determination to pursue weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programmes at all costs, including at the expense of its own people,” and stressed that the country’s “unlawful behaviour is a threat to international peace and security.” UNIFEED