Sudan, Black Sea Initiative, Occupied Palestinian…

The Security Council will hold closed consultations on the situation in Sudan this afternoon. The Special Representative of the Secretary- General and head of the political mission, Volker Perthes, will brief via videoconference as well as Martin Griffiths our own Humanitarian Coordinator, this afternoon in closed consultations.And you will have seen that in the Palais des Nations in Geneva, the Human Rights Council held a special session today to address the human rights impact of the ongoing conflict. Volker Türk, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, condemned the use of violence and urged all parties to protect the rights of civilians and comply with their obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law.