"JEAN-PIERRE LACROIX"

Peace operations chief urges Central African Republic actors to focus on political agreement, inclusive elections, in Security Council briefing.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix, said he was “deeply concerned” by continued violations of the Central African Republic (CAR) Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation by some of the signatories, as well as by “tensions between the Government and the leader of the Return, Reclamation, Rehabilitation (3R) rebel group, Sidiki Abass. UNIFEED

Terrorists capitalize on COVID-19 to erode state authority, attack national, international forces in Sahel, peacekeeping chief tells Security Council.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the Security Council that the the G5-Sahel Joint Force “is on the right track, but there is still a long way to go,” adding that strengthening the Force is “only one strand in a comprehensive international approach required to tackle the root causes of instability in Mali and the Sahel region.” UNIFEED

Peace missions employing operational changes, strict quarantines to tackle Covid-19 challenges, Force Commanders in Mali, South Sudan, Golan tell Security Council.

Unanimously adopting a twinset of resolutions, the Security Council established the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) for an initial 12-month period to assist the country’s shift to democratic governance and support the protection and promotion of human rights and sustainable peace, and also extended the mandate of the United Nations-African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), until the 31st of December of this year. UNIFEED

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The UN Secretary-General presides over a Virtual Dag Hammarskjold Medal and Gender Advocate award ceremony.