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Security Council Holds Open Debate on Maritime Security

In an open debate today, the Security Council takes up “Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Strengthening Maritime Security through International Cooperation for Global Stability”.

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Numbers Continue Rising Six Years after Security Council Adopted Resolution 2474 (2019) on Missing Persons in Armed Conflict, Speakers Warn, Urging Action to Implement Text

As the Security Council met today to consider the issue of persons reported missing in armed conflict, speakers — including a woman whose father was abducted during the Korean War and a father whose son’s remains have yet to be returned from the one in Gaza — illustrated that the number of such persons has only continued to increase since the adoption of a resolution on this matter almost six years ago.

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As Criminal Court Prosecutor Accelerates Work, Libya Must Be Prepared to Carry Out Credible, Effective Proceedings at National Level, Delegate Tells Security Council

In a briefing to the Security Council today, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) underscored the Libyan Government’s stated commitment to cooperate with the Court and pursue justice for its people, while urging the handover of a suspect alleged to have committed grave crimes against detainees — including migrants and refugees.

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Yemen’s People ‘Need Aid, but They also Need Peace’, Says Under-Secretary-General, Urging Security Council Act to Ensure Respect for International Humanitarian Law

Despite a temporary lull in fighting, UN officials warned the Security Council that Yemen remains gripped by escalating regional tensions, deepening economic collapse and a worsening humanitarian crisis that continues to devastate civilians — particularly women and children — and derail prospects for lasting peace.

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‘Israel Deliberately, Unashamedly Imposing Inhumane Conditions’ on Civilians in Gaza, Under-Secretary-General Tells Security Council, as Risk of Famine Grows

The United Nations top humanitarian official, briefing the Security Council today on the grim reality across the Gaza Strip, asked those present to reflect on what they will tell future generations when asked what they did to stop the “twenty-first-century atrocity” unfolding daily before the eyes of the world.

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Persistent Pursuit of Nuclear Weapons by Pyongyang Continues to Undermine Global Non-proliferation Regime, Assistant Secretary-General Tells Security Council

The persistent pursuit of nuclear-weapons and ballistic-missile programmes by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea — in violation of Security Council resolutions — continues to undermine the global nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation regime, a senior United Nations official told the 15-nation organ today.