Security Council
On 15 April 2026, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and/or underline in the entries below on its 1988 List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2816 (2026), and adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
Yemen must not be drawn into the escalating conflict in the Middle East, speakers told the Security Council today, stressing the need for de-escalation, political progress and urgent humanitarian funding for a country and people precariously positioned in a volatile region.
The Security Council today renewed until 15 August 2027 the mandate of the Panel of Experts tasked with monitoring the implementation of sanctions on Libya and extended until 1 August 2027 the authorization for Member States to take measures against the illicit export of petroleum from the country.
Conceived as a project of peace in the wake of the Second World War, the European Union today remains one of the United Nations’ staunchest and most important regional partners, senior officials from both organizations told the Security Council today, even some delegates sparred over the bloc’s influence in an increasingly multipolar and unstable world.
On 13 April 2026, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and/or underline in the entries below on its 1988 List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2816 (2026), and adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
While successful legislative elections in Kosovo at the close of 2025 featured broad participation, the Security Council today heard that challenges for minority communities there remain, as members discussed the future of the United Nations’ presence in the region.