Marking 30 years since the signing of the historic Dayton Peace Agreement — which ended the bloody Bosnian war of the 1990s — the Security Council today stressed its unwavering support for what is now the sovereign, independent, multi-ethnic State of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) reports it has completed repairs and maintenance on the Banton Bridge over the River Kiir, a vital link between Abyei’s central and southern areas and an important trade route with South Sudan. The bridge had been unsafe for months, restricting civilian movement and aid access.
The Security Council today unanimously adopted resolution 2795 (2025), renewing for 12 months the authorization granted to the European Union for the multinational stabilization force, EUFOR-Althea, in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
A report published today by the UN Human Rights Office shows that between the 2021 military coup and 20 August 2025, credible sources have verified the killing of some 7,100 people by the military in Myanmar, a third of them were women and children.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks, delivered by Chef de Cabinet Courtenay Rattray, to the General Assembly on the observance of the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica, in New York today:
In Gaza, United Nations humanitarian colleagues warn that the already catastrophic conditions on the ground are deteriorating even further. The UN continues to receive reports of tents, schools, homes and medical facilities coming under attack, with scores of people killed or injured every single day.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees is gravely concerned by the rapidly increasing number of Sudanese refugees crossing into eastern Chad due to escalating violence in Sudan’s North Darfur region, with nearly 20,000 people — mostly women and children — arriving in the past two weeks alone.
Tensions in Bosnia and Herzegovina have recently surged, marking what a senior official today described to the Security Council as “an extraordinary crisis” — the most serious since the Dayton Agreement ended the war in the country almost 30 years ago.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Christina Markus Lassen (Denmark):
In Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns that public health risks remain very high, including for communicable diseases, due to the overcrowding and poor sanitation. As of the end of February, 24 out of 32 environmental samples collected tested positive for vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2.
