#Sudan Humanitarian update

Over 8.8M people have fled their homes.
Food access is the top priority for IDPs.
Rising hunger and malnutrition are expected to increase mortality.
Since 15 April, 15,550 fatalities, per Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project.

🔗reliefweb.int/report/sudan/s…

🚨 #Gambian ex-Interior Minister Ousman Sonko convicted of #CrimesAgainstHumanity in #Switzerland ! Historic case is Europe's highest-level under #UniversalJurisdiction , sends resounding message against impunity.
Minister-level perpetrators are now within reach of justice!!!

Visited our WFP team in #Sudan to find ways to expand humanitarian access, to Darfur, Khartoum, Kordofan, Gezira & more.

The window to avert catastrophe is closing. Urgent action is needed to protect civilians and to scale up life-saving assistance to people in desperate need.

#Gaza Together with 11 Red Cross National Societies, we are combining efforts to open a field hospital in #Rafah to help address overwhelming medical needs.

This 60-bed hospital complements & supports the essential work of PRCS.

News Release 👉🏽 ms.spr.ly/6017YXrJ7

🔴 Yet another hospital in Gaza has been forced to close.

As Israeli forces intensify their onslaught in Rafah, we have been forced to stop providing healthcare at Rafah Indonesian Field Hospital.

Learn more👇
msf.org/another-hospit…

Crucial talks open in Mogadishu on Tuesday for Somalia’s federal and regional leaders amid political differences over constitutional amendments, pause in military operations against al-Shabaab and upcoming drawdown of African Union forces.

(Photo by Villa Somalia)

Somalia and Ethiopia are at an impasse amid the diplomatic tension between the two countries over the January 1st MOU. There are reports that the backchannel diplomacy could resume in Nairobi. Here is the latest youtube.com/watch?v=bYPOQZ…

The 2024 UN Security Council Election Briefing with #UNSC Candidates for non-contested seats has come to a close. Thank you to Denmark in UN NY🇩🇰 Greece to the United Nations Munir Akram, PR of Pakistan to the UN Panama Mission to the United Nations Somali Mission to UN-NY and to all participants for joining us! #UNSC Elections

Here is a little video I did: United Nations Charter Un-shredded. We may un-shred the Charter. But we cannot bring back the civilians who died in the conflict. Inspired by Ambassador Gilad Erdan גלעד ארדן and United Nations_spokesperson .
@raminho PassBlue António Guterres #CharterUnshredded

#UNSC stakeout following Int'l Criminal Court briefing on Libya:
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➡️Welcomed the progress achieved in all lines of inquiry
➡️Highlighted the importance of continued cooperation & complementarity
➡️Reiterated their unwavering support for the Court

The International Court of Justice will hold emergency hearings to consider new provisional measures in South Africa v. Israel.

Thursday 16 May 2024 3 p.m.-5 p.m. (South Africa)

Friday 17 May 2024 10 a.m.-12 noon. (Israel)

South Africa's request here:
icj-cij.org/sites/default/…

Thank you WFUNA for the opportunity to present #GreeceUNSC 🇬🇷 priorities by Evangelos Sekeris amongst fellow co-candidates 🇩🇰 🇵🇦 🇵🇰 🇸🇴 in a spirit of partnership and camaraderie!
Watch the full 2024 #UNSCElections Briefing here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k…

I appreciate the kind invitation by UNITAR New York to address today’s workshop – organized jointly with the Permanent Missions of Ecuador Ecuador en ONU and Portugal Portugal na ONU.

This workshop focuses on both the process of revitalization of the GA and the highly topical issue

Marking the 20th Anniversary of the African Union Peace and Security Council #AUPSC20

Attention First Committee experts & arms control community!

The zero draft of the outcome document for #RevCon4 is now available: 👇

meetings.unoda.org/meeting/67936/…

Sincerely,

The President-designate

More alarming reports from El Fasher, North Darfur, #Sudan :

- A strike near a pediatric hospital supported by MSF International damaged the roof of the intensive care unit, killing two children.

- Medical supplies are running dangerously low in the Southern Hospital.

On #MotherDay let’s us also spare a thought for all the mothers suffering in conflict- mothers of hostages, mothers of POWs, mothers who lost children - and mothers in heaven. May we strive to end the scourge of war everywhere

Watch this from Brzezinski. If it looks like a different America it’s because it was a different America. What a fall

For background on this issue from the angle of the UN Security Council, see our article:
''North Macedonia' name dispute is settled, resolving issue first dealt with by Council in 1993'
scprocedure.org/chapter-7-sect…

Contributing to a new edition of the OUP Law Commentary on the UN Charter is always a labour of love. As we signed off on proofs last December, however, United Nations SG @AntonioGuterres invoked his Art 99 powers for the first time over the ongoing crisis in Gaza, requiring hasty edits.