José Singer (lower screen), Special Envoy of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of April, chairs the open video conference with Security Council members in connection with the political situation in Syria
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, briefs the Security Council members during an open video conference in connection with United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and the Sudan and South Sudan
United Nations Security Council members hold an open video conference in connection with the Protection of civilians in armed conflict, with a focus on protecting civilians from conflict induced hunger
Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, briefs the Security Council meeting on non-proliferation and supporting the Non-proliferation Treaty ahead of the 2020 Review
Maria Antonieta Pinto Lopes d’Alva, Representative of Guinea-Bissau to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in Guinea-Bissau
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
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