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Secretary-General António Guterres and the President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, alongside youth activists and peacekeepers, took part in a tree-planting event for Mongolia’s One Billion Trees campaign. UNIC MONGOLIA

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

Updating reporters on the situation in Ukraine, a UN spokesperson said over the weekend humanitarians delivered 40 tonnes of critical relief supplies to people living in heavily impacted cities. On Ethiopia, the UN warned that the World Food Programme (WFP) will completely run out of food for refugees by October. UNIFEED

“Terrorism does not exist in a vacuum,” said Weixiong Chen, Acting Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate. UNIFEED

At a formal medal parade at their base in Bentiu, South Sudan, the 11th Mongolian Armed forces infantry Unit was highly commended for their peacekeeping work in the country. UNMISS

The United Nations and humanitarian partners released a revised Humanitarian Flash Appeal for Ukraine, as the financial requirements have increased from 2.25 billion dollars to $4.3 billion dollars. UNIFEED

The Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union (AU) Commission, Bankole Adeoye, told the Security Council that “the threat of violent extremism and terrorism continue to loom heavily over the continent and the world at large” and against this global and continental context, “we must redouble our efforts at developing our capacities to sustain peace.” UNIFEED

Speaking at a ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Secretary-General António Guterres said it was “totally unacceptable for states in possession of nuclear weapons to admit the possibility of a nuclear war.” UNIC TOKYO

A UN spokesperson said the Joint Coordination Centre of the Black Sea Grain Initiative authorized the departure of three vessels from Ukraine, two from the port of Chornomorsk and one from Odesa. UNIFEED

The Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, expressed regret at the decision of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to request that the spokesperson of the UN peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO) to depart the country. UNIFEED