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Press Conference by Security Council President on Programme of Work for February

The main thematic focus for the Republic of Korea’s month-long Presidency of the Security Council would be civilian protection, Ambassador Kim Sook said today, briefing reporters at Headquarters on the 15-nation body’s February work programme, which also featured meetings on United Nations peacekeeping operations in South Sudan and Kosovo.

Press Conference by President of Security Council for January

The Security Council had undertaken a significant amount of work over the past month, including several well-attended debates, Mohammad Masood Khan (Pakistan), that body’s outgoing President, said today at a Headquarters press conference.
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Deputy Secretary-General Briefs Security Council on Recent Institutional Changes Made to Bolster UN Rule of Law Activities in Conflict, Post-Conflict Situations

As he briefed the Security Council today on the institutional changes the United Nations was putting in place to bolster its rule-of-law activities, Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson said that, while the effort was delivering results, broader support for improved data collection was needed so the Organization could better measure impact on the ground, especially in countries affected by conflict.
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In Libya, New Government Has Expressed Determination to Tackle Major Internal Problems, Including Precarious Security Situation, Security Council Told

Urging broad-based support as Libya and its people pressed ahead with a challenging political transition, the top United Nations official in the country warned the Security Council today that, despite promising institutional reforms, the new Libyan authorities would still need to take tough decisions on such key issues as constitution-making, transitional justice and security sector reform.
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In Security Council, Top Envoy Urges Strong Support for Leaders, Countries of West Africa, as Notable Political Progress Threatened by Mali Crisis, Crime, Terrorism

Urging the Security Council to maintain its strong support for the leaders and countries of West Africa, the Head of the United Nations Office there called for greater international attention to a raft of complex challenges plaguing the region, where notable political progress was being offset by the ongoing crisis in Mali and the rise of organized crime and terrorism in the Sahel and other areas.
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In Security Council, Top UN Envoy Praises Burundi’s Progress in Consolidating Peace, Stability, but Cautions Need for Sustained International Engagement Remains

In a briefing to the Security Council this morning, the top United Nations official in Burundi praised the Central African country’s continued progress in consolidating peace and stability, but he cautioned that, with critical elections on the horizon, sustained international political engagement would be required to effectively remedy the two-year standoff between the Government and opposition parties, and ease the lingering economic hardships facing the Burundian people.
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Security Council Extends Mandate of Peacebuilding Office in Central African Republic until 31 January 2014, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2088 (2013)

The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic until 31 January 2014, with a strong emphasis on restoring security to that country seeking to recover from the ruins of decades of instability, as well as a recent month-long crisis during which rebel groups had advanced on the capital before being halted by a ceasefire and other agreements.