"INTERNATIONAL SECURITY"

Sexual violence shreds ‘very fabric that binds communities together’, Special Representative tells Security Council, stressing survivor-centred approach.

Sexual violence shreds ‘very fabric that binds communities together’, Special Representative tells Security Council, stressing survivor-centred approach.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on the Security Council to renew the arms embargo on Iran which is set to expire four months from now “because of the flawed nuclear deal negotiated by the previous American administration.” UNIFEED

The Security Council renews the mandates of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the Golan until 31 December 2020, and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) until 30 June 2021.

Annexing parts of West Bank will ‘grievously harm’ two-state solution, Secretary-General says, addressing Security Council on Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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

Ambassador Sven Jürgenson, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Estonia to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of May, briefs the press on the Council’s programme of work for the month of May.

The special police station at M'Poko airport received a large donation of material on Friday containing high-performance equipment capable of detecting fake documents, as well as explosives detectors. MINUSCA

Women are an essential pillar in the reconstruction of the Central African Republic (CAR), a country torn apart by recurrent armed conflicts. As such, not only male but also female, are encouraged to join the new Internal Security Forces (ISF). MINUSCA

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the Central African Republic (CAR) and Head of the mission in the country (MINUSCA) stressed, “the inclusive Government that emerged from the Peace Agreement remains in place,” adding that there is “a clear reduction in violence against the civilian population.” UNIFEED