Security Council

The following Security Council press statement was issued on 19 August by Council President U. Joy Ogwu (Nigeria):

On 21 August 2015, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic (CAR) held a meeting with the representatives of the CAR, its neighbouring States and the Coordinator of the Panel of Experts with a view to discussing the arms embargo, embargo exemptions procedures and the implementation of the sanctions measures imposed by resolutions 2127 (2013) and 2134 (2014), as renewed by resolution 2196 (2015).

On 20 August 2015, 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, which was submitted in pursuance of paragraph 18 (d) of the resolution.

With the political dialogue process in Libya nearing its last stages, “time is running out” for leaders on all sides and at all levels to make the “final push”, the head of the United Nations Mission in that country told the Security Council today.

With South Sudan poised to sign a peace agreement aimed at quelling ongoing violence in the country, the political situation on the ground remained tense and the humanitarian situation continued to deteriorate, top officials told the Security Council this morning.

The current situation for Kosovo and Serbia required “cautious optimism” despite significant strides made in overcoming the legacy of hostility and conflict, the top United Nations official there told the Security Council today, ahead of an upcoming high-level dialogue between both sides.

The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for one year until 31 August 2016 without changes in deployment.

On 20 August 2015, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic approved the following three individuals and one entity as subject to the measures imposed by paragraphs 4 and 7 of resolution 2196 (2015):

Security sector professionalization should be at the core of the mandates and activities of United Nations peace operations where appropriate, a top peacekeeping official told the Security Council this morning.

If the international community did not take immediate measures to end the fighting in Yemen, the top United Nations humanitarian official in the region cautioned the Security Council today, there would be nothing left to fight for.