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Security Council: Meetings Coverage

29 August 2014

SC/11545

Developments in Kosovo Receive Mixed Reviews as Security Council Considers Pace of Reconciliation, Scope of Persistent Challenges

Despite outbreaks of hostilities and continuing tensions, progress was still unfolding towards normalization and reconciliation between the authorities of Belgrade and Pristina and within Kosovo itself, said the United Nations top official, as he gave an overview of the Secretary-General’s latest report on recent developments to the Security Council today.

29 August 2014

SC/11544

Security Council, Adopting Resolution 2175 (2014), Sets Out Steps to Halt ‘Increasingly Common’ Attacks on Humanitarian Workers

The Security Council this morning strongly condemned the violence and intimidation to which, it said, humanitarian workers in conflict situations worldwide were increasingly exposed, as it laid out several steps it intended to take to ensure their protection.

29 August 2014

SC/11543

Security Council, in Presidential Statement, Urges Stop to Escalating Campaign by Yemeni Faction to ‘Bring Down the Government’, Disrupt Transition

Condemning the actions of the Houthis in Yemen who overran the city of Amran and the army headquarters there on 8 July, the Security Council this morning called on the faction to withdraw, cease hostilities in the area and remove camps and checkpoints around the country's capital, Sana'a.

28 August 2014

SC/11542

Wrapping Up Month of ‘Emergencies’, Security Council Urged to Strengthen Conflict-Prevention Mechanisms

During a month in which the Security Council was seized with multiple urgent crises, it was, at the same time, critical to strengthen the body’s conflict-prevention activities, the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, President for August, said in a monthly wrap-up meeting.

28 August 2014

SC/11541

Senior Official Warns Security Council of Dangerous Escalation in Ukraine, Citing ‘Deeply Alarming Reports of Russian Military Involvement’

The Security Council was meeting amid a dangerous escalation of the crisis in Ukraine, with intensified fighting in the last 48 hours in the south-east, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman told the 15-member body today, urging an immediate focus on political solutions and dialogue.

28 August 2014

SC/11539

Humanitarian Access in Syria Improving Despite ‘Dire’ Funding Situation, Atrocities by Extremists, Security Council Told in Briefing

Aid access in Syria had begun to improve, but only the end of conflict would relieve the dire situation of civilians there who continued to die by the thousands and were now subjected to extremist outrages, a top United Nations humanitarian official told the Security Council this morning.

27 August 2014

SC/11537

Security Council, Adopting Resolution 2174 (2014), Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in Libya, Inclusive Political Dialogue, Prior Notice for Weapons Transfers

Expressing its strong support for the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, the Security Council today called on all parties to agree to an immediate ceasefire and an end to the fighting.

27 August 2014

SC/11536

Security Council, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2173 (2014), Renews Mandate of African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur

The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur for 10 months, until 30 June 2015, while it requested further realignment of the mission’s activities in accordance with recent strategic reviews.

27 August 2014

SC/11535

Security Council, in Presidential Statement, Recommits to Addressing Sahel‘s Complex Challenges while Commending Regional Initiatives

The Security Council today, reiterating its concern about the alarming situation in the Sahel region, reaffirmed its continued commitment to address the complex security and political challenges in the region.

26 August 2014

SC/11532

Security Council, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2172 (2014), Authorizes Operation of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon for Another Year

The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon until 31 August 2015, with no major changes in deployment.