UN: South African President calls for reform of Security Council
Sep 29, 2015, at 02:52 pm
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): In his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, South African President Jacob Zuma stressed on reforming and restructuring of the UN Security Council in order to resolve conflicts surrounding Middle East and African nations.
Sep 22, 2015, at 02:55 pm
New York, Sept 22 (IBNS) The United Nations Security Council took note of the recent appointment of Carlos Correia as the Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau as an important step towards ending the country’s political crisis, and stressed the importance of forming a new Government at the earliest.
Syria: UN official appeals to Security Council to find political solution to crisis
Sep 17, 2015, at 02:02 pm
New York, Sept 17 (IBNS): The United Nations humanitarian chief on Wednesday urged the Security Council to find a political solution to end the conflict in Syria, warning its members that the fighting had created one of the largest refugee exoduses since the Second World War.
Liberia making progress on numerous fronts, UN official tells Security Council
Sep 11, 2015, at 03:21 pm
New York, Sept 11 (IBNS): Liberia is working hard to build institutions, pass legislation and put in place mechanisms that will enable it to maintain stability without the presence of a peacekeeping force, the head of United Nations peacekeeping told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Libya: Security Council urges parties to finalize political accord
Sep 11, 2015, at 03:11 pm
New York, Sept 11 (IBNS): The Security Council on Wednesday extended the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) until 15 March 2016, while underscoring that there can be no military solution to the ongoing political crisis.
Somalia: Security Council condemns Al Shabaab attack on African Union base
Sep 03, 2015, at 02:55 pm
New York, Sep 3 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday strongly condemned the recent attack perpetrated by Al Shabaab against a base belonging to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in Janaale District, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries.
Fresh peace deal 'first step' in resolving South Sudan crisis: Security Council
Aug 29, 2015, at 03:00 pm
New York, Aug 29 (IBNS): Welcoming the recent signature by President Salva Kiir, SPLM/SPLA-IO Chairman Riek Machar and others of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan, the Security Council on Friday called on all the parties, with the help of the United Nations, to implement the accord and adhere to the permanent ceasefire.
At Security Council, UN envoy says Libyan parties must come together, make 'final push' for peace
Aug 27, 2015, at 04:00 pm
New York, Aug 27 (IBNS) With the United Nations-supported political dialogue process in Libya nearing its last stages, "time is running out" for leaders on all sides and at all levels to make the "final push," the head of the UN Mission in the country (UNSMIL) told the Security Council today.
Aug 26, 2015, at 03:05 pm
New York, Aug 26 (IBNS): Welcoming the decision by rival parties in South Sudan to convene tomorrow a 'mini-summit,' where the Government, "in the interest of peace," is expected to sign the agreement already endorsed by former Vice-President Riek Machar, the top United Nations official in the country on Tuesday said that the security situation on the ground remains "volatile and tense."
Kosovo: Security Council says progress demands commitment from parties
Aug 22, 2015, at 04:11 pm
New York, Aug 22 (IBNS): The enormous strides already taken by Kosovo and Serbia through the European Union-facilitated dialogue demand continuing commitment from both the parties and the international community, the United Nations Security Council was told on Friday.
Guinea-Bissau: Security Council says dialogue key to peaceful resolution of country's crisis
Aug 18, 2015, at 07:58 pm
New York, Aug 18 (IBNS): Expressing concern over the current political developments in Guinea-Bissau, the United Nations Security Council has called on leaders to seek dialogue and consensus in resolving the crisis in the interest of peace in the country.
Security Council deplores latest terrorist attacks in Afghan capital
Aug 10, 2015, at 02:31 pm
New York, Aug 10 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council on Sunday strongly condemned the series of terrorist attacks that have taken place in the Afghan capital, Kabul, since last Thursday and resulted in hundreds of casualties and at least 70 deaths, including children.
Ban and Security Council condemn deadly terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia
Aug 08, 2015, at 02:17 pm
New York, Aug 8 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council have condemned the terrorist attack that took place on Thursday in Saudi Arabia, resulting in the death of at least a dozen people, for which the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has claimed responsibility.
Syria: Security Council approves probe into the use of chemical weapons
Aug 08, 2015, at 02:12 pm
New York, Aug 8 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council on Thursday gave the greenlight for the establishment of a Joint Investigative Mechanism to identify those responsible for the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
Central Africa: Security Council condemns attacks that killed peacekeeper
Aug 04, 2015, at 02:26 pm
New York, Aug 4 (IBNS): The members of the Security Council condemned on Monday in the strongest terms the attacks against a convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), which were perpetrated on Sunday in Bangui and resulted in the death of one peacekeeper.
In ISIL-controlled territory, 8 million civilians living in ‘state of fear’: UN expert
Aug 01, 2015, at 02:21 pm
New York, Aug 1 (IBNS): The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has engaged in widespread and systematic human rights violations of the most serious kinds in Syria and Iraq, brutally forcing some 8 million people to “assimilate, flee or face death,†according to a United Nations expert.
Small islands need partnerships to battle climate change: Ban
Jul 31, 2015, at 02:28 pm
New York, Jul 31 (IBNS): The global challenges facing the small island developing States (SIDS) are the international community’s collective responsibility, on Thursday stated the top United Nations official at the Security Council.
Security Council: Ban and UN envoy outline talk about political solution for Syria
Jul 30, 2015, at 02:10 pm
New York, Jul 30 (IBNS): Describing the more than four years of “slaughter†in Syria as a “shameful symbol of the international community’s divisions and failure,†United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday appealed to the Security Council to endorse his Special Envoy’s recommendations on reaching the political solution that “all parties claim to support.â€
UN mission in Cyprus renewed for six months by Security Council
Jul 30, 2015, at 02:03 pm
New York, Jul 30 (IBNS): The Security Council on Wednesday extended the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for six months, until 31 January 2016, and welcomed resumed negotiations between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders to reach a comprehensive settlement.
Syria’s grim statistics speak for themselves: Security Council
Jul 29, 2015, at 02:12 pm
New York, Jul 29 (IBNS): A political solution is more urgent than ever to end the “futile, hopeless†cycle of brutality and violence in Syria, the top United Nations humanitarian official said on Tuesday, urging the Security Council to consider its options through “the eyes of the beleaguered, now long-suffering†civilians.
Security Council authorizes ongoing African Union deployment in Somalia
Jul 29, 2015, at 02:08 pm
New York, Jul 29 (IBNS): The Security Council on Tuesday authorized the Member States of the African Union to maintain the deployment of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) for an additional 10 months, until 30 May 2016.
UN chief condemns deadly Al Shabaab attack against hotel in Mogadishu
Jul 28, 2015, at 02:32 pm
New York, Jul 28 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the attack perpetrated by Al Shabaab on Sunday on the Al-Jazeera Hotel in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu.
Leaders' personal rivalry has undermined South Sudan's hard won independence - Security Council
Jul 10, 2015, at 05:05 pm
New York, July 10 (IBNS) Months of politically motivated violence in South Sudan has left thousands dead and caused a "man-made catastrophe," the United Nations Security Council declared on Thursday, expressing "profound disappointment" with President Salva Kiir, former Vice-President Riek Machar and other leaders "who have put their personal ambitions ahead of the good of their country and their people."
Security Council urges Libyan parties to agree on government of national accord
Jul 02, 2015, at 07:09 pm
New York, July 2 (IBNS): Reiterating that there can be no military solution to the crisis in Libya, the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday urged the parties to the conflict to agree on a Government of National Accord and sign the proposal presented by the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) "in the coming days."
Security Council: UN official says Central Africa's transition at critical stage
Apr 15, 2015, at 05:43 pm
New York, Apr 15 (IBNS): Amidst a tentative political transition, the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) remains tenuous as sectarian tensions continue to simmer and the severity of the country's humanitarian crisis increases, the top United Nations official in the African country warned on Tuesday.
Sanctions are 'effective' method to build global stability, Security Council told
Nov 26, 2014, at 10:25 pm
New York, Nov 26 (IBNS): From Afghanistan and Angola to Haiti and the former Yugoslavia, sanctions implemented by the United Nations Security Council have had a positive track record, proving their efficacy and economy in supporting Member States overcome instability, the top UN political official said today.
Mali: Security Council, Ban condemn attack that killed five UN peacekeepers
Sep 20, 2014, at 04:39 pm
New York, Sept 20 (IBNS) The Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned in the strongest terms on Thursday ’s attack by an explosive device on a road in Mali, in which five Chadian peacekeepers were killed and three other peacekeepers were severely injured.
'No losers, only partners' with Afghan unity government, Security Council told
Sep 19, 2014, at 08:59 pm
New York, Sept 19 (IBNS) There is "quite simply no better way forward" other than a unity government in Afghanistan, United Nations envoy Ján Kubis, told the Security Council from Kabul in his final briefing in that capacity.
Amid growing attacks, Security Council urges greater protection for aid workers
Aug 30, 2014, at 05:43 pm
New York, Aug 30 (IBNS) Against the backdrop of increasing threats to aid workers, the United Nations Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution calling for accountability for attacks and urging all parties to conflict to allow unimpeded access for humanitarian actors.
Security Council: Ban urged to streamline cooperation with African Union
Jul 29, 2014, at 04:54 pm
New York, July 29 (IBNS) With preparations underway for the United Nations to take over from an African Union-led peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR), the Security Council on Monday requested Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to review what was done and how it could be done better in future transitions.