"CONFLICT SITUATION"

UN Special Representative in Libya Ghassan Salamé said the political deadlock in the country has been underpinned by a “complex web of narrow interests, a broken legal framework and the pillaging of Libya’s great wealth” adding that only Libyans themselves could plot a path “out of this malaise, towards stability and prosperity.” UNIFEED

Briefing on her visit to Mali last month, Assistant-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Bintou Keita told the Security Council that she was encouraged by progress in implementing the 2015 peace agreement and the constructive nature of relations between the parties. UNIFEED

The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution today establishing a special political mission to support the implementation of the Stockholm agreement and oversee a governorate-wide ceasefire in Yemen’s Hodeidah. UNIFEED

In Mopti, Central Mali, where remoteness and limited infrastructure cause isolation to many, community radios are often the only media to connect them to each other and to the world. A Quick Impact Project (QIP) sponsored by MINUSMA, allowed Mopti community radio stations to reach remote areas through powerful transmitters. MINUSMA

The United Nations Acting Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Myanmar, Knut Ostby expressed deep concern about reports of violence on 4 January in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. UNIFEED

Tunnels under ‘Blue Line’ between Lebanon, Israel violate Resolution 1701 (2006), peacekeeping chief says, urging calm in briefing to Security Council at 8432nd meeting.

A UN spokesperson told reporters in New York that General Patrick Cammaert and members of the Redeployment Coordination Committee, the RCC, met today through video- and telephone-conference and discussed the general outlines of the work of the Committee. UNIFEED

Special Coordinator, Briefing on Middle East Peace Process, Voices Deep Concern over Fading International Consensus Around Two-State Formula

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

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov told the Security Council today that at the end of 2018, “we are nowhere closer to reviving efforts for a negotiated solution” adding that without a political horizon, “all our collective and individual efforts merely contribute to managing the conflict rather than resolving it.” UNIFEED