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Debates on the Middle East and security challenges in small island developing States would be the highlights of the New Zealand presidency of the Security Council in July, a month that would also see several briefings and mandate renewals.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Gerard Jacobus van Bohemen (New Zealand):

On 1 July 2015, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) approved the addition of six entries specified below to its List of individuals and entities subject to the travel ban and assets freeze set out respectively by paragraphs 9 and 12 of Security Council resolution 2206 (2015) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Gerard van Bohemen (New Zealand):

Peacekeeping, peacebuilding and children in armed conflict had been the centrepieces of the Security Council’s work over the past four weeks, said the Permanent Representative of Malaysia, President of the body for June, in a monthly wrap-up meeting this afternoon.

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court this afternoon urged Member States and the Security Council to play their crucial roles in securing Sudan’s compliance in bringing to justice those charged with grave crimes, following the Council’s referral of the situation in Darfur.

The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) for six months, until 31 December 2015, requesting the Secretary-General to ensure that the Mission had the required capacity and resources to fulfil its mandate in a safe and secure way.

As a “nightmare of violence and destruction” continued without end in Syria, it was crucial for humanitarian workers to use every route, across borders and conflict lines, to deliver live-saving aid, a top United Nations humanitarian official told the Security Council this morning.

The Security Council this morning renewed the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) in Sudan until 30 June 2016, maintaining current authorized strength and the priority of civilian protection along with benchmarks for eventual completion of the mission.

The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) until 30 June 2016, within the authorized troop ceiling of 11,240 military personnel, including, for the first time, at least 40 military observers in order to monitor and supervise the country’s ceasefire.