Security Council

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.

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.

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.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President José Filipe Moraes Cabral (Portugal):

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.

The following press statement was issued on 7 November by Security Council President José Filipe Moraes Cabral (Portugal):

The following Security Council press statement was issued on 6 November by Council President José Filipe Moraes Cabral (Portugal):

The following Security Council press statement was issued on 5 November by Council President José Filipe Moraes Cabral (Portugal):

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President José Filipe Moraes Cabral (Portugal):

On 28 October 2011, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1572 (2004) concerning Côte d’Ivoire updated the list of individuals and entities subject to the measures imposed by paragraphs 9 and 11 of resolution 1572 (2004), as renewed by paragraph 1 and amended by paragraph 4 of resolution 1643 (2005).