Security Council Press Statement on Somalia
SC/13657
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President José Singer Weisinger (Dominican Republic):
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Expert Group Makes Recommendations to Committee concerning Notification upon Delivery of Military Materials to Democratic Republic of Congo
SC/13656
On 18 December 2018, the Group of Experts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo transmitted its midterm report to the President of the Security Council (document S/2018/1133).
Persona Non Grata Doctrine Not Applicable in Respect of United Nations Personnel, Secretary-General Stresses, Expressing Deep Regret over Somalia’s Action
SG/SM/19424
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The High Commissioner for Human Rights calls on Bahrain to immediately and unconditionally release human rights defender Nabeel Rajab and ensure that all Bahrainis are able to exercise their rights to freedom of opinion and expression without fear of arbitrary detention. She urges Bahrain to stop criminalizing dissenting voices.
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
Martin Griffiths, Special Envoy for Yemen, will visit that country and Saudi Arabia, starting 5 January. In Sana’a, he is to meet with the Ansarallah leadership, General Patrick Cammaert and Humanitarian Coordinator Lise Grande. In Riyadh, he expects to meet with President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.
Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Northern Afghanistan
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The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President José Singer Weisinger (Dominican Republic):
Political Turbulence Still Threatens Somalia’s ‘Positive Trajectory’, Special Representative Warns in Briefing to Security Council
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While Somalia has maintained a positive trajectory — marked by a “far‑reaching” reform agenda and expanded domestic revenues — ongoing political turbulence could throw it off course, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for that country warned the Security Council today.
Press Conference by Security Council President on January Programme of Work
José Singer (Dominican Republic) said at a Headquarters press conference today that his country’s January presidency of the Security Council will be guided by the United Nations principles of peace, social justice and the rule of law, as it assumes its two-year non-permanent membership.
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
In Myanmar’s central Rakhine State, some 2,500 people were forced to flee fighting between the Arakan Army and the Myanmar military that began last month. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs led a team to the area to look into what the uprooted people and host communities need.
Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Attacks on United Nations Compound in Somalia
SG/SM/19423
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: