Security Council

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Liu Jieyi (China):

Reporting both the end of a prolonged political impasse and the eruption of violent protests in Kosovo, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative told the Security Council this morning that leaders of the parties there must engage seriously in ongoing dialogue and make the hard choices required for regional stability.

The Security Council this morning urged the parties in the inter-Malian negotiation process in Algiers to resume their talks to achieve and implement a comprehensive peace agreement, while demanding that all groups cease hostilities or face possible targeted sanctions.

On 5 February 2015, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo enacted the updates, as specified with underline and strikethrough in the entries below, on the List established and maintained by the Committee with respect to individuals, entities, groups, or undertakings.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Liu Jieyi (China):

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Liu Jieyi (China):

The Government of Guinea-Bissau elected last year had made great strides, but stability remained fragile in the country pending further reforms and economic development that required the sustained support of the international community, briefers told the Security Council this morning.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Liu Jieyi (China):

Given setbacks in Somalia due to political crises in 2014, it was critical to accelerate the federalism process in 2015 to maintain progress in stability, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative told the Security Council this morning.

Recommitment to the United Nations’ central role in international cooperation to maintain peace, along with work on a range of global situations now of concern, would be the focus of China’s February presidency of the Security Council, the country’s Permanent Representative said this afternoon.