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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) project ‘Enhanced Resilience through Increased Economic Opportunities for Syrian Refugees and Host Communities’ successfully trained 900 people selected from among Syrians refugees and local host community members in Turkey. FAO

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

British ambassador Karen Pierce said it was clear the world stood “on the cusp of a nightmare where weapons of mass destruction are used with impunity, where our citizens live in real fear of an indiscriminate attack at any time and without warning.” UNIFEED

A United Nations (UN) counter- terrorism expert said “identification and the location of remaining foreign terrorist fighters remains an absolutely critical priority for the international community.” UNIFEED

The UN Security Council failed today to adopt a resolution on the alleged chemical weapons attack in the Syrian city of Douma after voting on three separate drafts. UNIFEED

United States ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said her country was "determined to see the monster who dropped chemical weapons on the Syrian people held to account.” UNIFEED

On International Mine Awareness Day, marked annually on 4 April, the Director of the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS), Agnès Marcaillou, said that in post conflicts environments “nothing can be fully efficient and successful unless the protection of the civilians from the threat of explosive hazards is addressed.” UNIFEED

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

Ambassador Gustavo Meza-Cuadra of Peru said Security Council members “had the opportunity to express our grave concern over what is happening in Gaza” during consultations, but noted that a draft press statement could not be adopted due to the objections of a member state. UNIFEED