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A group of Member States from the Security Council expressed its “profound concern” over the reported shelling of Kherson, Ukraine, during the evacuation from the areas flooded after the destruction of the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant. UNIFEED

Kicking off her initial round of meetings with the leaders of Somalia’s Federal Member States, the new top United Nations official in the country visited Hirshabelle to discuss a range of issues with its leadership and reaffirm the world body’s support. UNSOM

Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, wrapped up his trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. MONUSCO

UN political chief Rosemary DiCarlo said, “It is heartening that the relationship between the United Nations and the League of Arab States remains robust.” UNIFEED

Even as fighting continues in Sudan, the United Nations along with its partners are scaling up to reach more people in need, a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

The Head of the team tasked with investigating crimes committed by ISIL in Iraq told the Security Council that the commitment of the Iraqi Government in partnership with UNITAD, to advance the fight against impunity and seek justice "is stronger now than ever." UNIFEED

The UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) hosted on Wednesday in New York a meeting to discuss its Strategic Action Plan on Youth and Peacebuilding and the progress made since its adoption in 2016. UNIFEED

Briefing the Security Council, Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, said that the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam “means the plight of people in Ukraine is set to get even worse.” UNIFEED

Algeria, Guyana, Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia were elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council following a vote in the General Assembly and will join premier body for maintaining international peace and security, starting in January, serving for a two-year period. UNIFEED

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, called the damage caused to the Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine a “monumental humanitarian, economic and ecological catastrophe”, also noting that the UN “has no access to independent information on the circumstances that led to the destruction”. UNIFEED