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SC/10449

Security Council Told Political Stagnation, Backsliding in Bosnia and Herzegovina Highlight Need for Continued Presence of High Representative, European Force

The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina told the Security Council today that, given what he saw in that country, there was still a clear need for his Office to remain in place, and given the continued negative trends and political instability, it was essential for EUFOR (European Union multinational stabilization force), with a Chapter VII executive mandate, to also remain in place.
SC/10447

Security Council Hears Briefings by Committees Charged with Defeating Terrorism, Including Preventing Non-State Actors from Acquiring Mass Destruction Weapons

Terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction continued to pose a serious threat to international peace and security, the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) said as the Security Council reviewed the work of its three anti-terrorism Committees.
SC/10446

Security Council Demands Immediate Halt to All Attacks by Lord’s Resistance Army In Central Africa, Especially on Civilians, Insisting on Disarming Combatants

Strongly condemning ongoing attacks by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in parts of central Africa, the Security Council today, taking up two reports on the region, demanded an immediate end to all attacks by that armed group, particularly those on civilians, urged the release of all abductees and insisted that all elements of the group surrender and disarm.
SC/10445

Neither Sudan Nor South Sudan Building Beneficial Bond Given ‘Very Low Trust, Heightened Rhetoric, Mutual Accusations’ between Them, Security Council Told

A concerning escalation of tensions along the border areas between Sudan and South Sudan could flare into widespread violence unless both sides recommitted to finding peaceful solutions to pending issues, the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations warned the Security Council this morning during a briefing on recent developments in those countries.
SC/10444

Security Council, General Assembly Elect Four New Judges to World Court

The Security Council, meeting independently from, but concurrently with, the General Assembly, today elected four judges to the International Court of Justice for nine-year terms, beginning on 6 February 2012, but failed to elect a fifth judge during five rounds of secret balloting.
SC/10442

Innocents Worldwide Continue to Be Deliberately Violated, Secretary-General Says during Security Council Open Debate on Civilian Protection

Women, girls, boys and men in conflicts around the world continued to be subjected to blatant and frequent violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, not because they were “collateral damage”, but because they were deliberately targeted, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council today.
SC/10440

UN Mission Chief Tells Security Council More Funds Needed for Helicopters, Police Training as Democratic Republic of Congo Prepares for Elections

As election day loomed closer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, sporadic security threats by armed groups had triggered a need for additional funding for military helicopters and police training, the United Nations top adviser in that country told the Security Council today, presenting the latest report of the Secretary-General on recent developments there.