Press Release
SG/SM/23163
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Oceans Day, observed today:
Oceans and Law of the Sea
Noon Briefings
The Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs reports that following missile attacks towards Israel since last night, the Israeli authorities closed the Kerem Shalom/Karem Abu Salem crossing today, which has been the only crossing into Gaza that had been operational for cargo over the past two weeks.
Blog
Tthe Council will hold an open debate on maritime security, one of the signature events of Bahrain’s presidency of the 15-member organ for the month of April. Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid al Zayani is expected to chair the meeting.
Meetings Coverage
SC/16349
The Security Council today heard urgent calls to restore freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, with UN Secretary-General António Guterres warning that disruptions since early March have “struck” at global energy security, food supplies and trade.
Noon Briefings
In Ukraine, at least three drone strikes in the last week hit humanitarian vehicles in the city of Kherson, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports. Two incidents involved the same local non-governmental organization, while another impacted a different organization delivering food.
Press Release
SG/SM/23107
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the Security Council open debate on maritime security, in New York today:
Noon Briefings
In Lebanon, over 1.1 million people are now registered as displaced. In the past month, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has supplied over 280,000 litres of fuel to some 45 pumping stations and wastewater stations nationwide, and the UN and its aid partners have distributed over 3 million meals and over 65,000 food parcels.
Round-up Release
SEA/2249
The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf held its sixty-sixth session from 9 February to 13 March at United Nations Headquarters.
Background Release
SEA/2248
The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf will hold its sixty-sixth session from 9 February to 13 March at United Nations Headquarters.
Press Release
SG/SM/22986
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the entry into force of the Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, in New York today: