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Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres remarks to the open debate of the Security Council on “Maintenance of International Peace and Security:  Exclusion, Inequality and Conflicts”, held today:

Meeting today to discuss urgent action to de-escalate the potentially disastrous conflict in Ethiopia, speakers in the Security Council extended their support for the African Union’s regional peace initiative and urged the Ethiopian authorities and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and its allied forces to enter a ceasefire, allow for unhindered humanitarian access and engage dialogue towards a political solution.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Juan Ramón de la Fuente Ramírez (Mexico):

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Juan Ramón de la Fuente Ramírez (Mexico):

On 29 October 2021, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014) updated its Guidelines for the Conduct of its Work.

Meeting independently from but concurrently with the General Assembly, the Security Council today filled one open seat in the International Court of Justice.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Juan Ramón de la Fuente Ramírez (Mexico):

On 22 October 2021, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Somalia held informal consultations to hear a briefing by the Deputy Head of the Global Maritime Crime Programme, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), on the Programme’s support to the implementation of resolution 2551 (2020).

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Juan Ramón de la Fuente Ramírez (Mexico):

Meeting today amid heightened political tensions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Security Council extended the mandate of the European Union-led stabilization force in the Balkan country for another year, as members reviewed progress on implementation of the 26-year-old Dayton Peace Agreement.