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The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Román Oyarzun Marchesi (Spain):

The Security Council condemned in the strongest terms today all instances of human trafficking in areas affected by armed conflict as it heard from more than 70 speakers during a day-long open debate on the subject.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Román Oyarzun Marchesi (Spain):

The deteriorating situation in South Sudan, one of the world’s most urgent crises, was on the brink of a cataclysmic event, and the responsibility for that tragic state of affairs lay squarely with the leaders of that country, top United Nations officials warned the Security Council today.

Members of the Security Council were briefed this afternoon by Chairs of its subsidiary bodies, reporting on the Committee’s activities concerning, among other topics, Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh), Al-Qaida, the use of sanctions and the need for Committee reform.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Román Oyarzun Marchesi (Spain):

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Román Oyarzun Marchesi (Spain):

While great progress had been made in Afghanistan, a better future for that country would not be possible without an inclusive peace process that involved Afghans from all strata of society, the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) told the Security Council today.

The Security Council today renewed the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) for a period of six months until 30 June 2017, and requested that the Secretary-General ensure the Force had the required capacity and resources to fulfil its mandate in a safe and secure way. 

Reiterating its request to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia to complete its work and facilitate its closure as expeditiously as possible, the Security Council today unanimously adopted resolution 2329 (2016).