Security Council

On 28 October 2011, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1572 (2004) concerning Côte d’Ivoire updated the list of individuals and entities subject to the measures imposed by paragraphs 9 and 11 of resolution 1572 (2004), as renewed by paragraph 1 and amended by paragraph 4 of resolution 1643 (2005).

Strong international support was crucial as Guinea-Bissau approached decisive phases in the reform process leading to a “sensitive” electoral process in 2012, the United Nations top political advisor in that country told the Security Council today, as he presented the latest Secretary-General’s report on recent developments there.

Saying that the Security Council was, as usual, looking at a fairly busy schedule for the coming month, José Filipe Moraes Cabral (Portugal), its President for November, today outlined its programme of work comprising both new and traditional agenda items.

The International Criminal Court’s Office of the Prosecution was galvanizing efforts to ensure that Libya’s former intelligence chief, Abdullah al-Senussi, would face justice, following the death of Muammar Qadhafi on 20 October, the Security Council was told this afternoon.

Despite unprecedented efforts to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia, pirates had expanded their reach and had become more violent and technically adept, and international actors must redouble their efforts to solve the problem in the context of an overall solution to the Somalia crisis, a senior United Nations political affairs official told the Security Council this afternoon.

The United Nations agenda for action on peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of conflict — when threats to peace were often greatest — was beginning to yield promising results on the ground, a top official for peacebuilding support told the Security Council this morning.

The Security Council this afternoon condemned all acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea committed off the coast of the States of the Gulf of Guinea.

Calling for action to stem the proliferation of portable surface-to-air missiles and other arms from Libya by the country’s interim authorities, regional States and other relevant Member States, the Security Council this afternoon authorized the Libya sanctions committee to propose a strategy to keep such materiel out of the hands of terrorists and others.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President U. Joy Ogwu (Nigeria):

The Security Council today stressed the importance of promoting and protecting the human rights of women and girls, as well as increasing women’s participation in conflict prevention, resolution and peacebuilding, as it reviewed progress on implementation of its landmark resolution 1325 (2000) on Women and Peace and Security.