The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Elbio Rosselli (Uruguay):

The protection of civilians and current tensions stemming from the situation in Syria would be among the priorities of the Security Council in January, the Permanent Representative of Uruguay, President of the 15-member body for the month, said today at a Headquarters press conference.

The mission in the Central African Republic reports that the National Elections Authority released partial provisional results based on votes cast in eight prefectures and 15 per cent of those cast outside the country.  Final results are expected by week’s end and Constitutional Court confirmation by 15 January.

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The new Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, Volodymyr Yelchenko, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The Security Council today stressed the importance of triangular consultations among the 15-nation body, the troop- and police-contributing countries and the Secretariat to improve the United Nations peacekeeping operations.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Samantha Power (United States):

On 30 December 2015, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) enacted the amendments specified with underline and strikethrough in the entry below on its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 2 of Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: