MIL-OSI United Nations: Briefing Security Council on Resolution 2334 (2016), Special Coordinator Urges Reversing Negative Trends in Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
Source: United Nations 4 Given the iconic nature of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the interconnected nature of disputes throughout the region, creating the conditions for the parties to return to meaningful bilateral negotiations remained critical, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council today. Providing the Secretary-General’s first written report […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Nangarhar, Afghanistan
Source: United Nations 4 The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Vassily A. Nebenzia (Russian Federation): The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the two heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks that took place in Nangarhar, Afghanistan, on 16 and 17 June, which resulted in at least 43 people killed […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Chair of Security Council 2374 Committee Briefs Members on His Visit to Bamako, Mali, 26-27 March
Source: United Nations 4 On 8 June 2018, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2374 (2017) concerning Mali held informal consultations to hear a briefing by the Chair on his visit to Mali, from 26 to 27 March 2018. The visit provided an opportunity for the Committee to engage with the national authorities and to receive briefings on the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Chair of Sudan Sanctions Committee Briefs Security Council on Week-Long April Visiting Mission to Darfur
Source: United Nations MIL OSI The Security Council received an update today on the recent activities of the Sudan sanctions committee, including detailed information about a visiting mission to the country undertaken from 13 to 20 April. Joanna Wronecka (Poland), Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning Sudan, told members that the purpose […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Chair of Sudan Sanctions Committee Briefs Security Council on Week-Long Visiting Mission to Sudan in April
Source: United Nations 4 The Security Council received an update today on the recent activities of the Sudan sanctions committee, including detailed information about a visiting mission to the country undertaken from 13 to 20 April. Joanna Wronecka (Poland), Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning Sudan, told members that the purpose of […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2421 (2018), Security Council Extends Mandate of Iraq Mission, with Priority Focus on Inclusive Political Dialogue
Source: United Nations 4 The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) by 10 months until 31 May 2019, adopting a streamlined text that would advance the Mission’s role in the Middle East nation’s post‑conflict reconstruction and reconciliation. Unanimously adopting resolution 2421 (2018), the Council decided that the Special Representative of the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Security Council: Central Africa | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
Source: United Nations 4 Note: A complete summary of today’s Security Council meeting will be made available after its conclusion. Briefings FRANÇOIS LOUNCÉNY FALL, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), presenting the Secretary-General’s report (document S/2018/521), stressed that the situation in Central Africa […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Coordinator of Panel of Experts Briefs Committee Concerning Central African Republic on Progress Update
Source: United Nations 4 On 25 May 2018, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic held informal consultations in connection with the progress update of the Panel of Experts, which was submitted in pursuance of paragraph 32 (d) of resolution 2399 (2018). In his briefing to the Committee, the Coordinator of […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Amid Stable Security Situation in Darfur, United Nations-African Union Support Should Shift to Development, Peacekeeping Chief Tells Security Council
Source: United Nations 4 With the security situation in Darfur remaining largely stable, now was the time for the United Nations — in partnership with the African Union — to closely couple the drawdown of its hybrid peacekeeping mission in the Sudanese province with the build-up of a peacebuilding effort that would focus on addressing […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Security Council Press Statement on Temporary Ceasefire with Taliban in Afghanistan
Source: United Nations 4 The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Vassily A. Nebenzia (Russian Federation): The members of the Security Council welcomed the announcement by the Government of Afghanistan on 7 June of a temporary ceasefire with the Taliban for the end of Ramadan and the Eid al‑Fitr holiday. The […]
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