"UNITED NATIONS INTERIM SECURITY FORCE FOR ABYEI - UNISFA"

Captain Cecilia Erzuah, a peacekeeper from Ghana, received the Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award for promoting the role of women in peace and security. UNIFEED / FILE

Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Abyei (S/2023/305).

UN top officials warned the Security Council that the conflict in Sudan can impact the situation in Abyei, the disputed region between Sudan and South Sudan. UNIFEED

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

The UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is “deeply worried” the movement of armed elements within the southern part of the so-called Abyei Box will “further aggravate the conflict in the area and cause untold suffering and humanitarian concerns for civilians in the area”, said a UN Spokesperson. UNIFEED

Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General

Security Council unanimously adopts Resolution 2660 (2022), extending mandate of United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei in South Sudan.

The UN senior official for Africa, Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, said that while progress has yet to materialize in the lives and rights of the people of Abyei, there have been significant steps towards dialogue, in the context of a continued improvement in the relationship between Sudan and South Sudan. UNIFEED

The UN’s Chiefs of Police Summit kicked off in New York, bringing together senior Government and police officials to deliberate on the contribution of the UN Police to sustainable peace and development. UNIFEED