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SC/10888

Security Council Endorses Importance of ‘Multidimensional’ Approach to Peacekeeping Aimed at Facilitating Peacebuilding, Preventing Relapse into Conflict

Resolved to strengthen the United Nations central role in peacekeeping, the Security Council coalesced around a resolution — the first of its kind in 10 years — which recognized the importance of multidimensional peacekeeping and stressed that peacekeeping activities should be conducted in a manner that facilitated post-conflict peacebuilding, helped prevent a relapse into conflict and assisted progress towards sustainable peace and development.
SC/10886

‘Remarkable Progress’ Made in 18 Months since Post-election Crisis in Côte d’Ivoire, but Significant Challenges Remain for 2013, Security Council Told

A senior United Nations official today applauded the “remarkable progress” made by Côte d’Ivoire in the 18 months following a violent post-electoral crisis, but cautioned that a recent wave of attacks against national security targets meant the “strong and sustained support” of the Security Council would be required as the Ivorian Government worked in the coming year to heal political divisions in the country’s “sensitive” security context.
SC/10882

‘Nothing Can Justify Terrorism — Ever,’ Says Secretary-General, as Security Council Hears from Some 50 Speakers in Day-Long Debate

“Nothing can justify terrorism — ever,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared at the opening of a high-level meeting of the Security Council today, capped by a presidential statement expressing that body’s deep concern over the terrorist threat and its determination to combat it by all means in all its forms and manifestations, in line with the United Nations Charter and international law.
SC/10884

Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Deletes Entry of Adel Abdul Jalil Ibrahim Batterjee from Its List

On 14 January 2013, the Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee decided to remove the name of the individual below from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List after concluding its consideration of a delisting request submitted through the Ombudsperson established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1904 (2009), and after considering the Comprehensive Report of the Ombudsperson on this delisting request.
SC/10885

Security Council 1988 Committee Deletes Three Entries from Its Sanctions List

On 15 January 2013, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) deleted the entries specified below from the Committee’s List (the 1988 List). The assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2082 (2012) therefore no longer apply to the following individuals:
SC/10881

New Crises Seize Security Council’s Attention in 2012 as Continuing Change around Arab World Sparks Second Year of Tumultuous Transitions

As it faced a second year of tumultuous change around the Arab world in 2012 — including ever-worsening bloodshed in Syria and steady but difficult transitions in Libya, Yemen and elsewhere — the Security Council was seized of new crises building in Mali and Gaza, but also saw long-term stabilization efforts come to fruition, most notably the successful conclusion of United Nations peacekeeping operations in Timor-Leste and the political transition in Somalia.