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The top UN political affairs official stressed the importance of holding elections in Libya during a Security Council meeting, saying it is “the only path to settle the disagreements over the democratic legitimacy of all Libyan institutions.” UNIFEED

Addressing the Security Council, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, said, “it is crucial that all parties take immediate steps to lower tensions and reverse negative trends that undermine prospects for a peaceful two-State resolution of the conflict, with a contiguous, independent, viable, and sovereign Palestinian State.” UNIFEED

A senior Civil Affairs officer from the United Nations in Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has called for an urgent healing and reconciliation process in South Sudan’s southern Unity State, where gruesome attacks on communities in the area have resulted in deaths, beheadings, sexual violence, and abductions. UNMISS

UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan Ramiz Alakbarov, told the Security Council that nearly 800 people have been confirmed killed and more than 1,400 injured from the deadly earthquake that struck Paktika province. He added, “search and rescue operations remain ongoing and it is expected that the number of casualties will further increase over the coming days, along with the number of affected communities.” UNIFEED

The head of the Peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), Valentine Rugwabiza, said that the Mission has readjusted its concept of operations, prioritizing more than ever a preventive approach centred on the civilian populations who deserve to be freed from fear wherever they may find themselves throughout the vast Central African territory. UNIFEED

The United Nations’ Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Nderitu, told the Security Council that “serious allegations have been raised, including indication of the possible commission of genocide and war crimes” by Russia in Ukraine, but said that “the determination of the commission of the crime of genocide can only be made by a court of competent jurisdiction.” UNIFEED

The United Nations’ Secretary-General, António Guterres, warned the Security Council that the humanitarian situation in Syria remains dire for millions of children, women and men, with needs at their highest since the start of the war over 11 years ago. UNIFEED

UN senior official for Haiti, Helen La Lime, told the Security Council, “the protracted insecurity and prolonged political uncertainty, combined with a dire economic situation and growing humanitarian needs, are severely hindering the country’s socio-economic development, widening economic inequalities, and undermining peacebuilding efforts.” UNIFEED

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said, “due to the security situation on the ground, my Office does not have access to the territory under control of the Russian armed forces and affiliated armed groups, including access to Mariupol itself.” UNTV CH

The United Nations’ Secretary-General, António Guterres, told the Security Council that, despite the institutional advancements on the issue of women, peace and security, “the situation is going backwards” on the ground. UNIFEED