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The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, said, “It is time to support strengthened engagement with the relevant components of the de facto authorities through appropriate means to increase their knowledge and further compliance of law enforcement actions with international norms.” UNIFEED

Charles Michel, President of the European Council, said, “The United Nations system today is stiff and hobbled by hostile forces.” UNIFEED

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng said, “Taiwan has been an inalienable part of China's territory since ancient times. No one, no force should ever underestimate the firm resolve, strong will and the power of the Chinese people to safeguard their sovereignty and territorial integrity.” UNIFEED

In an interview on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Mariano Grossi, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, spoke about the power plants in Ukraine, inspections in Iran, the latest on the Fukushima wastewater issue, and the safety of atomic energy. UNIFEED

Addressing the Security Council meeting on advancing public-private humanitarian partnership, Cindy H. McCain, Executive Director of the World Food Programme, said, “Sadly, today, the humanitarian sector is one of the world’s biggest growth industries.” UNIFEED

The head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), Volker Perthes said, "the fighting shows no sign of abating while neither side appears close to a decisive military victory.” UNIFEED

Ahead of next week’s High Level meeting at the General Assembly, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, said today that Member States “will be gathering at a time when humanity faces huge challenges” and that “people are looking to their leaders for a way out of this mess.” UNIFEED

The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, told the Security Council that “any potential or suspected violations of relevant Security Council resolutions” in supplying weapons to parties in the war in Ukraine, “if verified, are very concerning.” UNIFEED

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said, “I am deeply saddened by the continued and widespread deterioration of human rights in Nicaragua. Punishing and locking out those who voice their views, and further intensifying the country's isolation, are policies that do not serve the interests of the Nicaraguan people – or even the authorities.” UNTV CH

General Assembly President Dennis Francis urged the members of the Security Council “to recommit to dialogue and negotiations” towards peace and reconciliation in Mali and said the General Assembly veto initiative “offers the opportunity to be solutions oriented in this time of crisis.” UNIFEED