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Mr. President, As we are painfully aware, the war in Ukraine continues to rage. Since I briefed this Council on 24 August, because of the fighting, at least 104 civilians, including 10 children have died and at least 253…

This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Security Council DiCarlo: "I urge everyone to support the Secretary-General’s efforts to help Libyans…

Dear colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen, I am very pleased to join you for the third United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit. I would like to start by commending you and your colleagues for continued dedication to protecting the…

Mr. President, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on the main developments in Libya over the past month. Since the last Security Council meeting on Libya on 25 July, the United Nations has continued…

This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Security Council USG DiCarlo briefs Council on situation at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant On 23 August…

Mr. President, On 23 February 2022, this chamber heard impassioned pleas to avert a war in Ukraine. To no avail. Today, exactly six months later, there is no end in sight to the conflict triggered by the Russian Federation’s…

Mister President, The United Nations remains gravely concerned about the dangerous situation in and around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine. The plant continues to be operated by Ukrainian technical…

This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Secretary-General visits Ukraine, announces head of Fact Finding Mission on Olenivka prison incident…

This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Security Council Truce prevents ‘full-scale war’ between Israeli military forces and Palestinian armed…

This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Lebanon UN marks second anniversary of Beirut Port blast On 4 August, the United Nations and the…

This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Security Council USG Rosemary DiCarlo briefs the Security Council on the situation in Ukraine On 29…

Mr. President, The war triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine is over five months old and shows no signs of ending. Instead, the fighting is intensifying. In the face of such a grim prospect, the agreement signed on 22…