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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

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

More than 13,800 people have arrived in the Central African Republic to escape fighting in neighboring Sudan. UNHCR and partners are providing protection and humanitarian aid to new arrivals and relocating them to a safer site. UNCHR

The humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic remains critical with 3,4 million people – or half of the population - in need of humanitarian assistance. Of those, 2.4 million have needs so severe that their survival and dignity is at risk, said the Humanitarian Coordinator Mohamed Ag Ayoya. UNTV CH

A staggering 315,000 grave violations against children in conflict were verified by the United Nations between 2005 and 2022, a stark illustration of the devastating impact of war and conflict on children. UNICEF

A spokesperson for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recognised “the complex challenge El Salvador faces in tackling criminality,” but stressed that “weakening the rule of law and the integrity of the legal system by derogating from fair trial rights is not the answer.” UNTV CH

United Nations officials in New York and in Yemen gave details on the arrival of a support ship to start the process of transferring out the oil from the FSO Safer super tanker, moored off Yemen’s Red Sea coast, to another vessel. UNIFEED

As the fighting continues unabated in Ukraine with a devastating impact on communities, particularly in the east and south of the country, UN humanitarian partners confirmed that they have continued to scale up urgently needed assistance. UNTV CH