Security Council

Expressing deep concern over a range of security, human rights and humanitarian issues in Darfur, the Security Council this morning decided to renew the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in that vast western Sudanese region for a further 13 months, until 31 August 2014.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Rosemary DiCarlo (United States):

On 29 July 2013, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) approved updates to the Guidelines of the Committee for the Conduct of its Work to include the contact details for the National Contact Point of the Government of Afghanistan:

Expressing support for the peace accord signed in February by 11 African nations to end years of fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Security Council this afternoon called on that strife-torn nation and neighbouring countries for full and prompt implementation of their commitments.

The Security Council today decided to renew the mandate of the group monitoring sanctions imposed on Somalia, explicitly targeting parties that obstructed justice while further easing funding and equipment restrictions on the United Nations and European Union missions in that country.

The Security Council today decided to extend the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, known as UNAMI, for another year, until 31 July 2014, but signalled its intention to review the mandate during that time if asked to do so by the Government.

On 23 July 2013, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the addition of the entry specified below to its Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2083 (2012) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

On the heels of a fourth attack against peacekeepers in recent months and amid a recent uptick in violence, “much more remains to be done” to end the political and ethnic hostilities in Darfur, the top United Nations-African Union official there told the Security Council today.

Intense diplomatic activity to rekindle the peace process and achieve a two-State solution had reached a “decisive point” as Israelis and Palestinians had agreed, in principle, to return to the negotiating table, said the top United Nations Middle East official today during an open debate of the Security Council.

On 19 July 2013, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the amendments specified with strikethrough and underline in the entry below on its Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2083 (2012) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.