MIL-OSI United Nations: Security Council: Sudan Sanctions
Source: United Nations 4 Note: A complete summary of today’s Security Council meeting will be made available after its conclusion. Briefing JOANNA WRONECKA (Poland), Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005), presented a briefing covering developments from 4 October 2018 to 17 January 2019, a period which included a meeting on 24 October 2018 with Pramila Patten, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Amid Continuing Violence, Efforts to Implement Mali Peace Agreement Must Be Intensified, Assistant Secretary-General Tells Security Council
Source: United Nations 4 While violence continues to exacerbate the crisis in and beyond Mali, greater efforts must be made to address resilience, governance and development deficits in the Sahel region, with all parties to the Bamako peace agreement making every effort to sustain a positive momentum and speed up its implementation to make meaningful […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Adopting Resolution 2452 (2019), Security Council Establishes Special Political Mission to Support Ceasefire between Yemen’s Government, Houthi Militia
Source: United Nations 4 Permanent Representative Says Text Reaffirms Support for Yemen’s Independence The Security Council today decided to establish a special political mission to support implementation of the ceasefire agreement reached in Stockholm on 13 December 2018 between the Government of Yemen and the Houthi militia covering the city and port of Hodeidah, as well as […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Nairobi
Source: United Nations 4 The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President José Singer Weisinger (Dominican Republic): The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attack in Nairobi on 15 January 2019 which caused numerous deaths and injuries. The members of the Security Council expressed their deepest […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Security Council: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source: United Nations 4 Note: A complete summary of today’s Security Council meeting will be made available after its conclusion. Briefings by the Special Representative and the Electoral Commission President to come. Statements FATIMA KYARI MOHAMMED, Permanent Observer for the African Union, highlighting its strengthened partnership with the United Nations, said efforts have focused on […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Paralysis Constricts Security Council Action in 2018, as Divisions among Permanent Membership Fuel Escalation of Global Tensions
Source: United Nations 4 Rifts over Iran, Korean Peninsula, Ukraine Blight Debates, as Others Stress Protection for Rights of Migrants, Refugees, Women, Youth The Security Council remained largely paralysed by expanding rifts and mounting tensions involving its permanent members in 2018, a year characterized by the rise of nationalist movements and breaches of long-standing global […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Special Representative Calls Upcoming West Africa, Sahel Elections ‘Litmus Test’ for Consolidating Democratic Gains, in Briefing to Security Council
Source: United Nations MIL OSI Ensuring full respect for human rights will be key for the success of several elections due to take place in 2019 in West Africa and the Sahel amidst a highly challenging security environment, the head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) told the Security Council […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Security Council: West Africa
Source: United Nations 4 Note: A complete summary of today’s Security Council meeting will be made available after its conclusion. Briefing MOHAMED IBN CHAMBAS, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), introduced the latest report of the Secretary-General on the Office’s activities (document S/2018/1175). He […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Security Council: Yemen
Source: United Nations 4 Note: A complete summary of today’s Security Council meeting will be made available after its conclusion. Briefings Briefings by the Special Envoy and the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs to come. Statements KAREN PIERCE (United Kingdom) said it is critical that the parties in Yemen accelerate their efforts to implement the Stockholm […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Expert Group Makes Recommendations to Committee concerning Notification upon Delivery of Military Materials to Democratic Republic of Congo
Source: United Nations 4 On 18 December 2018, the Group of Experts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo transmitted its midterm report to the President of the Security Council (document S/2018/1133). The report is currently available on the Committee’s website via the following link: www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1533/work-and-mandate/expert-reports. In this connection, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning […]
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