After four years of Government performance that had fallen “way short of the mark”, newly elected leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina had a fresh opportunity to make real economic gains and set the Balkan nation back on track towards European integration, the top United Nations official in the country told the Security Council today.
The Security Council this afternoon renewed the authorization of the European Union-led multinational stabilization force in Bosnia and Herzegovina, known as EUFOR ALTHEA, for a further 12 months.
Given the upsurge of violence in Libya and corresponding lack of progress on accountability for serious crimes, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court this morning urged the Security Council to take a more proactive stance in assisting the country to address those issues.
The Security Council, meeting independently from, but concurrently with the General Assembly, today failed to elect the final judge for the International Court of Justice. The vacancy must be filled in February 2015, when the terms of five members will expire.
The Security Council, meeting independently from but concurrently with the General Assembly, elected four judges to the International Court of Justice for nine-year terms, beginning on 6 February 2015.
As the United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB) prepared to withdraw at the end of 2014, the Office’s Head stressed to the Security Council the need for continued international support ahead of critical elections and in face of development challenges.
The Security Council today urged accelerated action to dismantle armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, expressing deep concern over the lack of progress of the voluntary disarmament process of the Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda (FDLR).
During the month of October, the Security Council had done significant work to find consensus views on thematic issues at the same time that it addressed multiple crisis situations worldwide, the Permanent Representative of Argentina, President of the body, said in a monthly wrap-up meeting.
The United Nations and its partners continued to deliver life-saving assistance to millions of people in Syria, but much more must be done by the parties to the conflict to ensure rapid, unhindered access to the hardest-to-reach areas, a senior United Nations relief official told the Security Council today.
Presidential elections in Côte d’Ivoire next year would be a “critical” moment to assess progress in the security situation, as the West African nation continued to recover from its 2011 political crisis, the Chair of the United Nations body overseeing the sanctions regime told the Security Council today.
