Security Council: Press Release

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Román Oyarzun Marchesi (Spain):

On 22 November 2016, the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) and the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities, H.E. Ambassador Gerard van Bohemen (New Zealand), briefed members of both Committees in joint informal consultations on his recent visit to Kabul, Afghanistan from 11 to 13 November 2016.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Fodé Seck (Senegal):

On 9 November 2016, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo held a formal meeting with Ms. Jeanine Mabunda, the DRC Presidential Adviser on Sexual Violence and Child Recruitment.

On 11 November 2016, members of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South Sudan were briefed by the Coordinator of the Panel of Experts on South Sudan in connection with the Panel’s interim report (document S/2016/963), which was submitted in pursuance of paragraph 12 (d) of resolution 2290 (2016).

On 11 November 2016, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and underline in the entries below on its List (the Libya Sanctions List) of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze and travel ban set out in paragraphs 15 and/or 17 of Security Council resolution 1970 (2011) and/or paragraph 19 of resolution 1973 (2011), adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Fodé Seck (Senegal):

On 3 November 2016, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South Sudan enacted the amendment specified with underline in the entry below on its Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze and travel ban set out in paragraph 7 of Security Council resolution 2290 (2016) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:

The Government of Chile hosted a training course for the national Points of Contact of States in the Latin American and the Caribbean region from 24 to 28 October.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Vitaly Churkin (Russian Federation):