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4 September 2014

SC/11549

Security Council Committee Concerning Libya Holds Consultations on Implementation of Resolution 2174 (2014)

On 2 September, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya held consultations on the implementation of resolution 2174 (2014). Committee members welcomed resolution 2174 (2014) as an important and timely update to better target the sanctions to address current threats to peace and security in Libya.

3 September 2014

SC/11548-PKO/433

Security Council Press Statement on UN Disengagement Observer Force

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Samantha Power (United States):

3 September 2014

Press Conference by Security Council President on Work Programme for September

Setting out a Security Council work programme that covers a range of global crises, Ambassador Samantha Power of the United States, the body’s President for September, this afternoon stressed the urgency of forging consensus at an upcoming Council summit on stopping the international flow of terrorist fighters.

2 September 2014

SC/11547-AFR/2959

Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Mali

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Samantha Power (United States):

30 August 2014

SC/11546-PKO/431

Security Council Press Statement on United Nations Disengagement Observer Force

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Mark Lyall Grant (United Kingdom):

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.