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SC/11012

Security Council, Adopting Resolution 2103 (2013), Extends Mandate of United Nations Presence in Guinea-Bissau by One Year

Acting on the recommendation of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) for one year, deciding also to readjust its presence so it could help the West African nation restore constitutional order following the 2012 military coup and hold elections by the end of this year.
SC/11010

Central African Republic Descends into ‘State of Anarchy’, Special Representative Tells Security Council, Urging Sanctions against ‘Architects’ of Violations

An already challenging situation in the Central African Republic had descended into a “state of anarchy and total disregard for international law”, as elements of the Séléka rebel group — which had seized power in a 24 March coup d’état — had turned their vengeance against an innocent population, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative told the Security Council today.
SC/11009

Bosnia and Herzegovina Faces Stark Choice - Fail Together or Succeed Together by Standing Up to Those Wishing to Reopen Past Wounds, Security Council Told

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s political leaders faced an increasingly stark choice, the United Nations High Representative in that country told the Security Council today, stressing that they could either “fail together” by remaining mired in disagreements or “succeed together” by reaching healthy compromises and standing firm against those who sought to reopen wounds of the past.
SC/11007

Statement by Chair of Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict

At its thirty-seventh meeting, the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict agreed to address the following message to the Lord’s Resistance Army through a public statement by its Chair on behalf of the Working Group and to request the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict to ensure that the message was communicated to LRA in the most effective manner: