PRESS BRIEFING BY OUTGOING FORCE COMMANDER, UN MISSION

IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

PRESS BRIEFING BY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT

Briefing journalists in advance of next week’s Security Council debate on children and armed conflict, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Olara Otunnu expressed the hope that, on 20 January, the Council would take concrete action to protect children in situations of armed conflict, sending a clear message that violations of their rights would not be tolerated. 

PRESS BRIEFING BY UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS

PRESS CONFERENCE ON PROTECTING CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT

PRESS CONFERENCE ON COTE D’IVOIRE

Outlining the latest developments in the peace process in Côte d’Ivoire at a Headquarters press conference this morning, that country’s Permanent Representative, Philippe Djangone-Bi, told correspondents that the implementation of the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement was yielding definite results.

PRESS BRIEFING BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

The Security Council would have a full agenda this month with Afghanistan, Africa and the Middle East, among other issues, Heraldo Muñoz, Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for January, told correspondents this afternoon at Headquarters.

PRESS BRIEFING BY DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMME PLANNING AND BUDGET DIVISION

PRESS BRIEFING BY SECRETARY-GENERAL’S HUMANITARIAN ENVOY FOR CÔTE D’IVOIRE

With tensions simmering between the Ivorian Government and the “New Forces” opposition, the latest round of talks aimed at ending the conflict in Côte d’Ivoire were at a standstill, and with civilians in rebel-held areas still cut off from basic services, the challenge was to convince donors to provide funding for the ongoing humanitarian efforts, the top United Nations Envoy for the country said today.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECURITY COUNCIL MONITORING GROUP

ON AL-QAIDA, TALIBAN SANCTIONS

The recent visit to five countries by the monitoring group established by the Security Council to oversee sanctions against Al-Qaida and Taliban had yielded a wealth of information, its Chairman told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference today.

PRESS BRIEFING ON SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION CONFERENCE

The upcoming High-level Conference on South-South Cooperation in Marakesh aimed to refocus international attention on development questions, which had been shoved aside by recent threats to international peace and security, Morocco’s Permanent Representative told correspondents at a Headquarters briefing today.