Security Council

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

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

The Security Council today decided to establish for one year a Joint Investigative Mechanism of the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which would identify “to the greatest extent feasible” individuals, entities, groups or Governments perpetrating, organizing, sponsoring or otherwise involved in the use of chemicals as weapons in Syria.

On 3 August 2015, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic (CAR) held a meeting to discuss the exemptions provisions of the arms embargo established by resolution 2127 (2013) and renewed by resolution 2196 (2015) with Marie-Noëlle Koyara, Minister of State in charge of National Defence and other representatives of the Government of the Central African Republic (via video teleconference in Bangui), Babacar Gaye, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic and Head of United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), and the Panel of Experts.

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

On 6 August 2015, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the addition of the entry specified below to its Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2161 (2014) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

The “fragile” political and security situation in the Central African Republic was slowly improving following the holding of the Bangui National Forum in May, the top United Nations official in that country told the Security Council today, warning that support was needed from the international community to sustain that positive momentum.

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

Ebola, security sector reform, and the role of regional organizations in addressing global challenges would be top priorities of the Security Council in August, said the Permanent Representative of Nigeria, President of the body for the month, at a Headquarters press conference today.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Joy Ogwu (Nigeria):