Security Council

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Raimonda Murmokaitė (Lithuania):

The Security Council today, following its 19 February open debate on the rule of law, emphasized the vital importance of promoting justice and the rule of law as an “indispensable element” for peaceful coexistence and the prevention of armed conflict.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, addressing the Security Council today, urged deployment of at least 3,000 more troops and police in the Central African Republic to reinforce existing African Union and French forces, also proposing that those be brought under a single command, with a view to the handover to a future United Nations peacekeeping operation there.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Raimonda Murmokaitė (Lithuania):

The crafting of peacekeeping and peacebuilding mandates offered a “strategic opportunity” to support national rule-of-law priorities, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council this morning, ahead of a day-long open debate that explored the link between strong public institutions and conflict prevention.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Raimonda Murmokaitė (Lithuania):

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Raimonda Murmokaitė (Lithuania):

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Raimonda Murmokaitė (Lithuania):

On 14 February 2014, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) enacted the amendments specified with underline and strikethrough in the entry below on 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 2083 (2012) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:

The Security Council today commended the European Union’s involvement in international negotiation and mediation processes, as well as its commitment to international peacekeeping, peacebuilding, humanitarian assistance and financial and logistical support.