Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, arrives to address the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. Behind him is Riyad H. Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations
Mark Lowcock, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Yemen
The UN chief called on the parties to avoid destabilizing developments and to urgently seek an agreement on a new common path for international arms control. He also strongly encouraged the United States and Russia to extend the ‘New Start’ agreement to provide stability and the time to negotiate future arms control measures
A total of 13,600 children benefited from release and reintegration support worldwide, an increasing number compared to the previous year (12,000). 2,253 children were separated from armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 833 in Nigeria and 785 in the Central African Republic. A
Gustavo Meza-Cuadra Velásquez, Permanent Representative of Peru to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of July, chairs the Security Council meeting on the situation in Libya
Addressing a Security Council meeting on Afghanistan, Mohammed said, “in the first five months of this year, more than 100,000 people were displaced by conflict, and we know displacement increases the risk of gender-based violence in all areas.”
Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, United Nations, briefs the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan and her recent visit to the country together with the Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed
A wide view of the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo as Leila Zerrougui (on screen), Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, briefs the Council
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with Nabeela F. Tunis, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Sierra Leone
Michèle Coninsx, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security, with a focus on linkages between international terrorism and organized crime