On the security side, Belgium, Ukraine, Norway, Spain and UAE have notified the Secretary-General of their support for the implementation of 1973, in addition to the UK, France, U.S, Denmark, Canada, Italy and Qatar.
Security Council: the Council held consultations on Libya this afternoon, following a request by Russia and China.
DG of the IAEA Yukiya Amano will brief Member States on the nuclear emergency in Japan and then will brief the press on Monday afternoon.
This morning, Staffan de Mistura, the SRSG for Afghanistan, briefed the Security Council on Afghanistan on the work of UNAMA.
The SG’s Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Francis Deng, and Edward Luck, the Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, issued a statement today about the deadly violence in Abyei,
Special Envoy Khatib asked for unfettered access to all relevant UN agencies by the Libyan Government in order to be able to assist the Libyan people and alleviate the suffering of those affected.
The SG condemns the murder of the Israeli family and is calling for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.
The new UN Women ASGs are Ms. Lakshmi Puri (India) and Mr. John Hendra (Canada).
Tomorrow, the SG and his newly appointed Special Envoy for Libya will address the press at 11:15 AM.