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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

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

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, praised the vital contribution of Somali women in promoting peace and holding families together during an event held today at Somali National University to mark International Women’s Day. UNSOM

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg as his Special Envoy for Climate Action. UNIFEED

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, has told delegates at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland that “the establishment of a renewed just and democratic polycentric world order” is facing major threats and challenges, which require collective engagement and the pooling of our capacities. UNTV CH

UN Secretary-General António Guterres made an appeal today (21 Feb) to the warring parties in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta for “an immediate suspension of all war activities” describing the living conditions of civilians there as “hell on earth.” UNIFEED

UN refugee agency (UNHCR) chief Filippo Grandi appealed today for international support for Burundian refugees describing their situation as “one of the most forgotten refugee crises in the world.” UNHCR

A new ILO report said global unemployment in 2018 is projected to remain at a similar level to last year’s, as the global economy recovers but with a growing labour force. ILO

Police used tear gas to disperse protestors in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), resulting in 19 wounded and 16 arrested protestors. MONUSCO