"UNITED NATIONS INTERIM SECURITY FORCE FOR ABYEI - UNISFA"

Security Council extends United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei until 15 May, unanimously adopting resolution 2550 (2020).

Press Conference by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, President of the Security Council for the month of November, on the Security Council programme of work in November 2020.

Speakers call for expedited action to empower, protect women in conflict zones, as Security Council marks 20 years since adoption of landmark resolution.

Governments of Sudan, South Sudan should leverage improved bilateral ties to resolve disputes over strife-torn Abyei border region, speakers tell Security Council.

“Despite this continued rapprochement between the Sudan and South Sudan, the peace process has made little progress in Abyei,” the UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the Security Council on Thursday. UNIFEED

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Security Council extends United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei until November, unanimously adopting resolution 2519 (2020).

Ambassador Sven Jürgenson, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Estonia to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of May, briefs the press on the Council’s programme of work for the month of May.

Citing escalating violence, challenging landscape in Abyei area, Peacekeeping Chief recommends Security Council extend United Nations interim force.

The Security Council will turn to technology in April to tackle the humanitarian crises in Yemen and Syria, address conflict-induced hunger, promote the youth, peace and security agenda, and respond to the threat of COVID-19, says its President for the month, José Singer Weisinger, Special Envoy from the Dominican Republic.