On August 11, the Republic of Armenia appealed to the United Nations Security Council with a request to convene an emergency meeting regarding the deterioration of the humanitarian situation as a result of the total blockade inflicted upon the civilian population of Nagorno-Karabakh, the Press Office of the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported.

Mher Margaryan, the Permanent Representative of Armenia to the UN, in a letter addressed to the President of the UN Security Council, stated: "Further to the letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia addressed to the President of the Security Council dated 12 July 2023, I am writing about the deterioration of the humanitarian situation as a result of the total blockade inflicted upon the civilian population of Nagorno-Karabakh."

"The severe shortage of essential goods, including food, medicine, and fuel, has been particularly exacerbated since 15 June 2023, when Azerbaijan completely blocked the Lachin corridor - the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia and the outer world - by denying any form of access to Nagorno-Karabakh, including humanitarian. The continued deliberate obstruction of natural gas and electricity supply to Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan has been detrimental for the affected population and their livelihoods," the report added.

"The suspension of all humanitarian deliveries, along with the gradual utilization of the limited domestic supplies, as well as the targeted shootings of the agricultural areas by the Azerbaijani armed forces, has resulted in an acute food shortage and closures of shops. In the absence of essential food and nutrients, approximately 2,000 pregnant women, 30,000 children, 20,000 older persons, and 9,000 persons with disabilities are struggling in conditions of malnourishment," it said.

"The deliberate creation of unbearable life conditions for the population is nothing but an act of mass atrocity targeting the indigenous people of Nagorno-Karabakh and forcing them to leave their homes and homeland. Such an infliction of collective punishment upon the people of Nagorno-Karabakh constitutes an existential threat to them should they be left alone vis-a-vis the Azerbaijani aggressive policy," the information added.

The ministry emphasized, "Under current circumstances, the Government of Armenia requests the intervention of the UN Security Council, as a principal body responsible for maintaining international peace and security, to prevent mass atrocities including war crimes, ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity and genocide. Concerning the letter dated 13 September 2022 from the Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2022/688), and in follow up to the meeting of the Security Council held on 20 December 2022, I would like to request that an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council be convened based on Article 35 (1) of the UN Charter. "