MIL-OSI United Nations: Experts Urge Security Council Support for Efforts to Make G5 Sahel Joint Force Fully Operational amid Rising Terrorist Attacks, Intercommunal Violence
Source: United Nations 4 Take Stand on Libya, Demands Burkina Faso’s Foreign Minister, Describing Situation as Main Destabilizing Element in Sahel Amid the spate of terrorist attacks and the uptick in intercommunal violence in Africa’s Sahel region, top security and peacebuilding officials called upon the Security Council today to support efforts to make the G5 […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Experts Urge Security Council Support for Efforts to Make G5 Sahel Joint Force Fully Operational amid Rising Terrorist Attacks, Intercommunal Violence
Source: United Nations 4 Take Stand on Libya, Demands Burkina Faso’s Foreign Minister, Describing Situation as Main Destabilizing Element in Sahel Amid the spate of terrorist attacks and the uptick in intercommunal violence in Africa’s Sahel region, top security and peacebuilding officials called upon the Security Council today to support efforts to make the G5 […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei until November, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2469 (2019)
Source: United Nations 4 Representatives of Sudan, South Sudan Differ over Text’s Request that Secretary-General Appoint Civilian Deputy Head of Mission The Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 November today, deciding also to reduce its authorized troop ceiling to 3,550 and increase its authorized police ceiling to […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Urgent Action Needed to End Hostilities in Libya, Ensure Return to Talks, International Criminal Court’s Chief Prosecutor Tells Security Council
Source: United Nations 4 Keep Situation at Top of Priority List, Urges Permanent Representative, as Russian Federation Says Conflict’s Roots Overlooked With clashes continuing across Libya amid persisting impunity for war crimes, urgent action is needed to end the hostilities and ensure a return to negotiations on restoring peace and justice, the International Criminal Court’s Chief […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Security Council: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Source: United Nations 4 Note: Following are summaries of statements delivered in today’s Security Council meeting on Bosnia and Herzegovina. The complete summary of this Council meeting will be available later today as Press Release SC/13803. Briefing VALENTIN INZKO, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, noted that seven months after that country’s general elections, the process […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Security Council Sanctions Committee concerning South Sudan Draws Attention to Expert Panel’s Recommendation on Effective Arms Embargo Implementation
Source: United Nations 4 On 9 April 2019, in accordance with paragraph 19(e) of resolution 2428 (2018), the Panel of Experts on South Sudan transmitted its final report to the President of the Security Council (document S/2019/301). The report is currently available on the Committee’s website via the link below: www.un.org/sc/suborg/en/sanctions/2206/panel-of-experts/reports/. In this connection, the Chair of the Security Council […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Security Council: Improving Safety and Performance of UN Peacekeepers
Source: United Nations 4 Note: Following is a partial summary of today’s Security Council open debate on improving safety and performance of UN peacekeepers. A complete summary of today’s Council debate will be available later today, following the debate’s conclusion as Press Release SC/13800. Opening Remarks ANTÓNIO GUTERRES, Secretary-General of the United Nations, said peacekeepers […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Press Conference by Security Council President on Programme of Work for May
Source: United Nations 4 The Security Council’s programme of work for May will feature two open debates, the first on peacekeeping and the other on protection of civilians in armed conflict, Dian Triansyah Djani (Indonesia), Council President for the month, said at a Headquarters press conference today. Outlining the priorities for his country’s month-long presidency, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends 80 Entries on Its Sanctions List
Source: United Nations 4 On 1 May 2019, the amendments specified with underline and strikethrough were enacted in the entries below on the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al‑Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2368 (2017), and adopted under Chapter VII of the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Political Process in Syria Long, Difficult, but Still Possible, Special Envoy Tells Security Council, Outlining Steps to Build Trust, Create Constitutional Committee
Source: United Nations 4 Briefing the Security Council on a range of priorities today, Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen detailed efforts to build trust among warring parties, facilitate the creation of a constitutional committee and clarify the fate of persons missing since the start of the conflict, now in its eighth year. Describing efforts […]
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