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28 January 2014

SC/11264

Security Council Grants Year-long Mandate Extension for United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Central African Republic

The Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA) for one year today, deciding also to expand sanctions imposed on individuals to include a travel ban and an assets freeze, and authorizing the deployment of a European Union intervention force in the country.

28 January 2014

ECOSOC/6594-NGO/786

Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Recommends Status for 11 Entities, Defers 40, including Committee to Protect Journalists, Ford Foundation

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended 11 organizations for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, and deferred action on the status of 40 others.

27 January 2014

SC/11263

Special Representative Highlights Progress on Political Reconciliation in Côte d’Ivoire, But Cautions that Situation Remains Fragile

Important progress had been made in Côte d’Ivoire’s political reconciliation process, but security remained fragile, the head of the United Nations operation in that country told the Security Council today.

27 January 2014

SC/11262

Security Council Adopts Resolution 2133 (2014), Calling upon States to Keep Ransom Payments, Political Concessions from Benefiting Terrorist

The Security Council today called upon all Member States to prevent terrorists from benefiting directly or indirectly from ransom payments or political concessions, and further, to secure the safe release of hostages.

27 January 2014

ECOSOC/6593-NGO/785

Seventeen Non-Governmental Organizations Recommended for Status with Economic and Social Council, as Committee Session Enters Second Week

Continuing its 2014 session, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended 17 organizations for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, representative of a broad regional reach, and deferred action on 55 others.

24 January 2014

ECOSOC/6592-NGO/784

Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Considers Broad Range of Applications, Recommending 41 for Consultative Status

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended 41 organizations for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, and deferred action on the status of 21 others.

23 January 2014

SC/11260

South Sudan Conflict Could Unravel Darfur Peace Attempts, Efforts to Normalize Ties with Sudan, Peacekeeping Chief Tells Security Council

The ongoing conflict in South Sudan could potentially undo efforts to resolve the crises in Darfur and, more broadly, efforts to normalize Sudan-South Sudan relations, the head of United Nations peacekeeping told the Security Council today.

23 January 2014

SC/11259

Security Council Welcomes Successful Elections in Mali, while Expressing Concern over ‘Fragile’ Situation Affecting Northern Region

The Security Council today welcomed the successful holding of peaceful and transparent legislative elections in Mali on 24 November and 15 December 2013, underlining that, in addition to the previously conducted presidential polls, they marked a further step towards restoring democratic governance and the full return of constitutional order in the West African country.

23 January 2014

ECOSOC/6591-NGO/783

Thirty-Six Non-Governmental Organizations Recommended for Status with Economic and Social Council as Committee Continues Its Evaluation of Applications

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended 36 organizations for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, and deferred action on the status of 28 others.

22 January 2014

SC/11258

Central African Republic’s ‘Spiral of Vengeance’ Could Undermine Trust among Communities Far into Future, Security Council Warned

The Central African Republic was trapped in a “spiral of vengeance” that had destroyed the social fabric and undermined trust among communities for generations to come, senior United Nations officials told the Security Council today, calling for a stronger international response to alleviate the human suffering in that country.