International partners must work collectively to increase buy-in by parties to the recent peace agreement in South Sudan, the head of United Nations peacekeeping told the Security Council today, stressing the need to support activities to put an end to the “senseless conflict” in that country.
Addressing the humanitarian situations in Syria and Yemen, as well as ongoing violence in South Sudan and the Central African Republic, would be among the top priorities of the Security Council in December, the Permanent Representative of the United States, President of the 15-member body for the month, said today at a Headquarters press conference.
On 30 November 2015, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the addition of the entry specified below to its Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2161 (2014) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Matthew Rycroft (United Kingdom):
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Matthew Rycroft (United Kingdom):
During its informal consultations on 20 November 2015, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of Congo was briefed by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Matthew Rycroft (United Kingdom):
At its seventh formal meeting on 23 November 2015, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan met with representatives to the United Nations of the Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya and South Sudan, with the aim of further strengthening the dialogue between the Committee and the invited delegations, particularly on the challenges faced by the region in achieving full implementation of the measures — arms embargo, travel ban and assets freeze — set out in the same resolution in relation to Darfur.
On 25 November 2015, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities removed the name below from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List.
The Security Council today expressed its intention to continue addressing the protection of civilians, both in country-specific considerations and as a thematic agenda item, outraged that they accounted for the vast majority of casualties in conflict situations, suffering forced displacement and destruction of property, among other impacts.
