At Security Council, UN political chief warns of precarious situation in Middle East
New York, June 25 (IBNS) During the past month, the security situation in the Middle East remained tense, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, on Wednesday reported to the Security Council.
New York, Feb 19 (IBNS) The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday urged the Government of Burundi to establish a climate of freedom and openness conducive to the holding of elections later this year and expressed concern about reports of intimidation, harassment, arbitrary detention and other curtailments to the enjoyment of the rights of freedom of peaceful assembly and expression.
Security Council endorses Minsk ceasefire
New York, Feb 18 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, adopted a resolution endorsing the 13-point accord on ending the Ukraine crisis agreed in Minsk, including a cease-fire, and called on all parties to the conflict to fully implement that cessation of hostilities, as the UN human rights office expressed concern over reported shelling and trapped civilians in the country's east.
Security Council approves resolution targeting sources of financing for ISIL
New York, Feb 13 (IBNS) Urging global cooperation "to impair, isolate and incapacitate" terrorist threats, the United Nations Security Council on Thursday approved measures targeting sources of funding for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Al-Nusrah Front (ANF), condemning those buying oil from the groups, banning all trade in looted antiquities from Iraq and Syria, and calling on States to end ransom payments.
Security Council condemns actions of LRA in Central Africa, demands end to all attacks
New York, Dec 11 (IBNS): The Security Council on Wednesdayexpressed its concern at the grave security situation in parts of Central Africa, particularly the ongoing crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) and its regional impact, the continuing threat of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), and the expansion of Boko Haram terrorist activities into countries in the sub-region.
Security Council extends UN Guinea-Bissau office for three months
New York, Nov 26 (IBNS): The Security Council Tuesday extended the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Peace-Building Office in Guinea-Bissau, known as UNIOGBIS, so that it can continue to assist in tackling a range of political, security and development challenges in the country.
Security Council extends UN mission in South Sudan through May 2015
New York, Nov 26 (IBNS): Expressing “grave alarm about the further deteriorating political, security and humanitarian crisis†in South Sudan, the Security Council Tuesday extended the United Nations Mission the country (UNMISS) for an additional six months, maintaining the operation’s mandate to focus on civilian protection, facilitation of relief assistance, and human rights monitoring.
Security Council strongly condemns 'despicable terrorist attack' in Jerusalem synagogue
New York, Nov 20 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned Tuesday's “despicable terrorist attack†in a synagogue in Jerusalem, resulting in the murder of four innocent civilians worshipping there and a police officer, as well as the injury of many more.
At high-level debate, UN, Security Council renews pledge to counter foreign terrorist fighters
New York, Nov 20 (IBNS): As foreign fighters continue to flood the world’s zones of conflict, exacerbating already tenuous security situations and further destabilizing States, the United Nations Security Council reiterated Wednesday its pledge to counter the global terrorist threat by adopting a statement reaffirming its commitment towards the preservation of international peace and security.
Security Council condemns 'cowardly' murder of journalist in Syria, demands release of hostages
New York, Sept 8 (IBNS) The United Nations Security Council on Sunday strongly condemned the "heinous and cowardly" murder of Steven Sotloff, an American and Israeli journalist, by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Security Council welcomes release of Algerian diplomats in Northern Mali
New York, Sept 8 (IBNS) The United Nations Security Council on Sunday welcomed the release in Gao, Mali, on 30 August of the two Algerian diplomats that were taken hostage by the armed group Mouvement pour l'Unicité et le Jihad en Afrique de l'Ouest (MUJAO) in April 2012.
UN concerned over rising levels of violence in Syria
New York, Jun 5 (IBNS): The demand by the UN Security Council for aid access to war-torn Syria has not produced the intended result, the United Nations humanitarian chief said on Wednesday, while warning that the needs of those affected are rising steadily as the conflict rages on.
UNSC condemns attack at Jewish Museum in Brussels
New York, May 30 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has condemned "in the strongest terms" the recent terrorist attack against the Jewish Museum in Brussels, which resulted in loss of life and injuries and may have had a possible anti-Semitic motivation behind it.
UNSC extends missions in Abyei, Guinea-Bissau, Somalia
New York, May 30 (IBNS): The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday extended the United Nations peacekeeping force in Abyei - an area contested by Sudan and South Sudan - as well as the missions assisting Guinea-Bissau and Somalia with their efforts to advance stability, security and development.
UN concerned over ignored aid access in Syria
New York, May 30 (IBNS): Three months after the UN Security Council unanimously approved a resolution aiming to boost humanitarian aid access in Syria, a senior United Nations official is once again appealing for rapid, unhindered and safe access to besieged Syrians.