Security Council

The Security Council today adopted its annual report to the General Assembly for the period 1 August 2013 to 31 July 2014.

While piracy off the coast of Somalia was at its lowest level in years, progress was “fragile and reversible”, the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs told the Security Council today, stressing that the underlying political instability and lack of alternative livelihoods in the East African country must be addressed if gains were to be sustained.

With factional fighting and massive displacement continuing in South Sudan, the top United Nations official for that country this morning urged the Security Council to move the warring parties to translate verbal commitments into peace on the ground.

The $5.4 billion in pledges from some 50 countries at a recent donor conference for Gaza’s reconstruction must quickly materialize into assistance on the ground, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council today.

The Security Council this morning this morning extended the authorization of the European Union operation in the Central African Republic until 15 March 2015.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President María Cristina Perceval (Argentina):

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President María Cristina Perceval (Argentina):

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President María Cristina Perceval (Argentina):

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President María Cristina Perceval (Argentina):

Despite persistent challenges, Somalia was going through "unprecedented change and optimism" which must be turned into stable progress through unified efforts by all stakeholders, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for that country told the Security Council this morning.