Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, the Security Council today voted to extend the mandate of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and its support for the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism until 15 November 2026. The 15-member organ adopted resolution 2802 (2025) (to be issued as document S/RES/2802(2025)) by a vote of 12 in favour to none against, with 3 abstentions (China, Pakistan, Russian Federation).
As the General Assembly convened today, delegates heard that this year’s revitalization process is unfolding against the backdrop of a broader reform agenda under the UN80 Initiative — and that the two efforts are inseparable.
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) until 15 November 2026.
The Security Council today delayed its vote on the renewal of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), whose mandate expires on 15 November.
The General Assembly today, acting concurrently but independently with the Security Council, elected Judge Phoebe Okowa (Kenya) as a member of the International Court of Justice, over the course of four rounds of voting, conducted during two meetings.
After three rounds of balloting, the Security Council today elected Phoebe Okowa (Kenya) as a member of the International Court of Justice, voting concurrently with — but separately from — the General Assembly.
The past year has been overshadowed by threats, attacks, and coercive measures against the International Criminal Court and its officials, delegates warned the General Assembly, while underscoring the body’s vital role in advancing accountability and delivering justice for victims of atrocities.
With developments in South Sudan moving “in a negative and possibly dangerous direction”, briefers urged the transitional Government to recommit to the Revitalized Peace Agreement before the situation descends into violence threatening political stability and the UN Mission in the country.
Amid rapidly inflating military expenditures, ever-more-sophisticated trafficking networks and the emergence of technologies, such as 3D-printed weapons, senior United Nations and civil society leaders urged more robust action to stem the bloody and destabilizing flow of small arms and light weapons, as they briefed the Security Council today.
While climate change exacerbates conflict-causing tension, conflict, in turn, leads to pollution and ecosystem damage, the Security Council heard today, in a wide-ranging discussion on climate and security.
