Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the High Representative of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, briefs the UN Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security.
Marko Đurić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting that heard a report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).
With little help from the international community, those in need are being fed by community-funded soup kitchens in war-torn Omdurman, the most populated city in Sudan. As one part of Sudan faces famine for the first time in seven years, the United States and other countries have urged the warring sides to grant humanitarian organizations unfettered access.
Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Sudan and South Sudan.
Cecilie Bailliet, Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, briefs reporters at UN Headquarters.
Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting on “Women building peace in a changing environment” under the theme of Women and Peace and Security.
Adrian Dominik Hauri, Deputy Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the Month of October, chairs UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Central African Republic.
Jocelyne Bloch, NeuroRestore, Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne, briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on anticipating the impact of scientific developments on international peace and security under maintenance of international peace and security.
One project in Brazil is stands out for its support to refugees arriving in the country: the Migration and Human Rights Institute, founded by Sister Rosita Milesi, a Roman Catholic nun who’s work were recognized this month by the U.N. refugee agency, which awarded her this year’s coveted Nansen Award.