Sudan’s escalating war has deepened one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises and raised fresh fears of mass atrocities, senior United Nations officials told the Security Council today, as members clashed over sanctions, external arms flows and how to revive a stalled political process.
In a day-long open debate centring on its working methods, the Security Council opened its doors to the wider UN membership for a discussion on how to improve the organ’s ability to maintain international peace and security on their behalf.
While Libya has made strides in advancing its ambitious political road map — aimed at unifying the country’s divided institutions and paving the way for elections — widespread electricity shortages, economic turmoil and security flareups are driving public frustration at the slow pace of progress, the senior United Nations official in Tripoli warned the Security Council today.
The conflict expanding across the Middle East has now arrived on Yemen’s shores, the senior United Nations official in the country told the Security Council today, warning that attacks by Houthi militants on critical waterways are imperiling global trade and threatening to pull Yemen into the “vortex” of the wider war.
The West Bank is at a breaking point, with settler violence reaching unprecedented levels, the Security Council heard today.
Arrangements to hold long-awaited elections in South Sudan in December remain insufficient, the Security Council heard today, as speakers called for urgent action so that the world’s youngest nation can finally complete its transition to a stable, democratic Government.
Winning the fight against Islamic State in the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) and its splinter groups requires intensive international cooperation and practical action, senior UN officials told the Security Council today, warning that terror networks are quickly adapting to the world’s shifting technological and geopolitical landscapes.
The Security Council today renewed the sanctions regime targeting non-State armed groups and individuals operating in the Central African Republic for another year.
After taking stock of progress towards Security Council reform and looking ahead to future negotiations on that topic, the General Assembly today adopted several texts relating to upcoming reviews and meetings, as well as to its Second Committee (Economic and Financial) and Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization).
In a Middle East aflame with tensions, from Gaza to the Gulf, resolving the Palestine-Israel conflict remains central to wider peace, the Security Council heard today.
