The 15-member Security Council called for stronger protection of children from violations facilitated by digital technologies. Russia, China, Somalia and the United States raised reservations after the vote, according to UN reports.
Rosemary DiCarlo, the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, told the Security Council that Sudan's warring parties are not moving towards dialogue. Council members differed on sanctions and arms flows. Held over from the issue of 17 October.
UN officials briefed the Security Council on gang violence, a postponed national vote and a Gang Suppression Force well below its authorised strength. The Secretary-General's latest report on Haiti was the basis of the briefing.
The World Food Programme, a United Nations agency, says the cut will affect some 500,000 people as winter approaches. It says it needs $450 million to keep operations running in Gaza and the West Bank through March.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon also reported Israeli air strikes and heavy artillery fire. The account comes from the Secretary-General's spokesman, and the UN is itself a party to the story.
Delegates in the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) said late payment by Member States is undermining the delivery of United Nations mandates. Uruguay, speaking for the Group of 77 and China, gave the unpaid totals as of 30 September.
Seven human rights experts appointed by the Human Rights Council said on Monday that farmers face renewed threats during the olive harvest. The UN humanitarian office, OCHA, separately reported deaths in Gaza and the West Bank.