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The head of the United Nations mission in Mali El Ghassim Wane says that conducting UN peacekeeping operations is "nearly impossible" without the consent of the host country. SOUNDBITE
Ukraine's top diplomat calls for the UN Security Council to convene an emergency meeting following the partial destruction of the strategically important Russian-held Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine. "Ukraine calls an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council and brings the issue of the Russian terrorist act to the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors," Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says in a statement. SOUNDBITE
Gilad Erdan, Israel's ambassador to the UN, concludes his speech during a Security Council meeting on the Palestinian question by leading a walk-out of the Israeli delegation. Before marching out, Erdan lights an electric candle in honor of Israelis who've died in terrorist attacks. "I’m sorry but I refuse to spend this sacred day listening to lies and condemnation," referencing Israeli Independence Day. "This debate disgraces the fallen and Israel will not take part in it," he adds. IMAGES
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says "the United Nations-centered system is enduring a profound crisis" as he presides over a Security Council meeting in New York amid Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES
The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously for a new peacekeeping force in Somalia, where Al-Shabaab insurgents have been seeking to overthrow the fragile government for over a decade. IMAGES
Delegates from the UN Security Council delegation meet with Mali's transitional president Colonel Assimi Goïta. The UN representatives are in Mali to press the authorities to allow a civilian administration to take over following two coups in under a year in the West African country plagued by jihadist attacks. IMAGES
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