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18 December 2020

SG/SM/20510

Welcoming Release of Abducted Nigerian Schoolchildren, Secretary-General Calls for Immediately, Unconditionally Freeing Those Remaining

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary‑General António Guterres:

18 December 2020

SC/14396

Security Council extends Mandate of Team Monitoring Taliban-Related Sanctions, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2557 (2020)

The Security Council, acting through its temporary silence procedure amid the ongoing COVID‑19 pandemic, decided today to extend for 12 months the mandate of the team monitoring sanctions against individuals and entities associated with the Taliban, emphasizing its serious concerns about ongoing violence in Afghanistan.

18 December 2020

SC/14394

Public Statement by Chair of Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict

The Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, in connection with the examination of the seventh report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (S/2020/1030), agreed to convey the following messages through a public statement by the Chair of the Working Group:

18 December 2020

SG/SM/20509

Secretary-General Applauds Germany’s Commitment to Multilateralism, Urges Continued Leadership in Peacebuilding, Fighting Climate Change, During Speech for Bundestag

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks, as delivered in German, to the Bundestag in Berlin, today:

18 December 2020

SG/SM/20511

Condemning Escalating Violence in Central African Republic, Secretary-General Calls on All Actors to Urgently End Hostilities, Work towards Holding Peaceful Elections

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary‑General António Guterres:

18 December 2020

SC/14393

Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for Six Months, Adopting Resolution 2555 (2020)

The Security Council, acting through its temporary silence procedure today amid the ongoing COVID‑19 pandemic, decided to renew for six months the mandate of its long‑standing disengagement mission in the Golan Heights.

18 December 2020

SC/14395

Security Council Grants One-Year Mandate Extension for United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo

The Security Council decided today to extend the mandate of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), alongside its Force Intervention Brigade, until 20 December 2021, with the voting results announced by videoconference, in accordance with the temporary silence procedure adopted for the COVID-19 pandemic.

18 December 2020

SC/14392

Using Advisory Opinions Would Bolster Links between Security Council, World Court, Strengthen Rule of Law, Chief Justice Says in Open Debate

The Security Council could help strengthen the rule of law in matters of peace and security by better utilizing advisory opinions of the International Court of Justice and by urging all Member States to accept the Court’s mandatory jurisdiction, the chief justice of the judicial body mandated by the Charter of the United Nations told the 15-nation organ today in a 18 December videoconference open debate.