"INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS"

Sudan faces staggering challenges to democracy despite significant advances on political transition, Special Representative tells Security Council.

Using advisory opinions would bolster links between Security Council, World Court, strengthen rule of law, Chief Justice says in open debate.

Nationwide ceasefire, progress on constitution vital to political solution in Syria, Special Representative tells Security Council.

Press Conference by Jerry Matthews Matjila, Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations and President of the Security Council in December 2020, on the programme of work of the Security Council for the month of December.

Concerned about lasting conflicts, terrorism, sectarian tensions plaguing Persian Gulf, speakers in Security Council stress need for coherent approach to collective security.

The Security Council issued a Presidential Statement reaffirming the status of Varosha as set out in previous Council resolutions and reiterating that no actions should be carried out in relation to Varosha that are not in accordance with those resolutions. UNIFEED

UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was “extremely concerned over the fresh resumption of hostilities along the line of contact in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone.” UNIFEED

In a video message, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece told the General Assembly’s General Debate that “Turkey's actions undermine international law and threaten the security and stability of the broader region of the Eastern Mediterranean and of all EU member states.” UNIFEED

In a video address to the General Assembly’s General Debate Cyprus’ President Nicos Anastasiades expressed concern at “Turkeys interventions which affect the territorial integrity and destabilize Libya, Syria and Iraq,” as well as violations “of the sovereign rights of both Greece and Cyprus.” UNIFEED

In a video message, Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro told the General Assembly’s General Debate that in Venezuela “there are all the necessary guarantees to hold the parliamentary elections.” UNIFEED