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Prospects for women peacebuilders vastly worse than before pandemic as spoilers ramp up action aimed at silencing their voices, human rights chief warns Security Council.

Informal comments to the media by Anniken Huitfeldt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, and Kaavya Asoka, Executive Director of NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, following the Security Council meeting on Women, Peace and Security.

Norway will hold an open debate to address how the intimidation of and violence and reprisals against women – because of their engagement in peace and security processes – threaten our shared goal of ensuring women's full, equal and meaningful participation in all stages of peace processes.

Informal comments to the media by Odd-Inge Kvalheim, Deputy Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations, and President of the Security Council for the month of January, on the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).

Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Karim Khan told the Security Council that “independent and impartial” investigations and adjudications are “crucial” to the Court’s investigations regarding Darfur. UNIFEED

Briefing Security Council on Darfur, prosecutor urges Sudan Government provide International Criminal Court safe access to crime scenes, witnesses.

Taking stock of Estonia’s two-year term as a non-permanent member of the Security Council, Ambassador Sven Jürgenson said, “there’s no difference whether you are big or small. You are a member of the Council,” noting that there were “very few occasions when the permanent members were doing their own thing.” UNIFEED

Mutual distrust, competing priorities hampering efforts to resolve conflict in Yemen, Special Envoy tells Security Council amid calls for progress.

Economic sanctions on Mali tightened as West African leaders reject proposed timetable for presidential election, Special Representative tells Security Council.

Organized crime perpetuating instability, violence, poverty across West Africa, Sahel, executive director tells Security Council.