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Leaders of Security Council West Africa Mission Focus on Côte d’Ivoire’s Transition to Peacebuilding, Guinea-Bissau’s Progress towards Reform

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Leaders of Security Council West Africa Mission Focus on Côte d’Ivoire’s Transition to Peacebuilding, Guinea-Bissau’s Progress towards Reform

The Security Council, on a recent field visit to Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea‑Bissau, urged stakeholders in those countries to continue down the path of dialogue while gleaning lessons and best practices from several successful post‑conflict transitions in the region.

Amid Staggering Levels of Need, Aid Delivery in Syria Crucial to Prevent Humanitarian Catastrophe, Relief Coordinator Warns Security Council

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Amid Staggering Levels of Need, Aid Delivery in Syria Crucial to Prevent Humanitarian Catastrophe, Relief Coordinator Warns Security Council

Gravely concerned about serious suffering among civilians in Syria, exacerbated by severe weather, flooding and a spike in fighting, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator briefed the Security Council today, underlining the urgency of facilitating aid deliveries and preventing a humanitarian catastrophe.

Security Council Extends Ban on Destabilizing Actors in Yemen, Mandate of Sanctions Committee Expert Panel, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2456 (2019)

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Security Council Extends Ban on Destabilizing Actors in Yemen, Mandate of Sanctions Committee Expert Panel, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2456 (2019)

The Security Council today authorized a one-year extension of the financial and travel bans that have been in place since February 2014 against individuals or entities threatening the peace, security and stability of Yemen.

Rise in Attacks on Media Must Not Become New Normal, Secretary-General Tells Geneva Correspondents’ Association, Urging Bold Action to Defend Free Press

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Rise in Attacks on Media Must Not Become New Normal, Secretary-General Tells Geneva Correspondents’ Association, Urging Bold Action to Defend Free Press

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks on the occasion of the seventieth anniversary of the Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents, in Geneva today:

Darfur Peace Process Slowed Following Sudan Issuing State of Emergency, Assistant Secretary-General Tells Security Council

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Darfur Peace Process Slowed Following Sudan Issuing State of Emergency, Assistant Secretary-General Tells Security Council

The country-wide state of emergency in Sudan declared by its President on 22 February puts a question mark over the peace process in Darfur and plans to draw down the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission there by the middle of 2020, the Security Council heard today.

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