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North Korea’s recent announcement to suspend its nuclear and missile tests and shut down its Punggye-ri atomic test site has been welcomed by the head of the nuclear watchdog organisation CTBTO -- with the caveat that it should lead to a “sure, definite” and “irreversible” commitment to ban nuclear testing. UNTV CH

A top United Nations official warned today against the “deteriorating” geopolitical environment and rising “rhetoric about the necessity and utility of nuclear weapons” while welcoming ”the decision by the DPRK to suspend nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles, and to dismantle its nuclear test site." UNTV CH

Russian ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said the idea of creating a mechanism to attribute responsibility for the use of chemical weapons in Syria “no longer makes any sense when Washington and its allies have already determined who is guilty and in essence are already acting as self-appointed executioners.” UNIFEED

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the attack on the UN camp and the French operation Barkhane’s camp in Timbuktu, Mali and recalled that “attacks targeting peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under international law.” UNIFEED / FILE

A senior UN official told the Security Council today that the international chemical weapons watchdog (OPCW) continued to be “unable to confirm the completeness and accuracy” of the Syrian government’s declarations regarding the dismantling of its chemical weapons programme. UNIFEED

On his last day as United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman reiterated that “the list of complex challenges that Member States face today are enormous,” adding that those challenges would be “much more effectively addressed through a multilateral system.” UNIFEED

Asked about the United States (US) decision to expel 60 Russian diplomats from the country, a United Nations (UN) Spokesperson today said the Secretary-General will “closely follow this matter and engage as appropriate with the governments concerned.” UNIFEED

UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said "the Secretary-General is deeply concerned over the reported use of a nerve agent in the United Kingdom to harm or kill persons," adding that the “use of nerve agents as a weapon under any circumstances is unacceptable, and its use by a State would constitute a serious violation under international law.” UNIFEED

UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said Secretary-General António Guterres was “encouraged” by the announcement of an agreement between the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to hold a summit meeting by May. UNIFEED

Marking International Women’s Day, the UN Security Council held a meeting today on the political and peace processes in Afghanistan and the participation of women. UNIFEED