"PEACE AGREEMENTS"

The Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (UNVMC), Carlos Ruiz Massieu told Member States that it is important to carry forward the momentum provided by the celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Peace Agreement in order to consolidate peace. UNIFEED

Informal comments to the media by the Permanent Representatives of Norway (Mona Juul), United Arab Emirates (Lana Nusseibeh), Albania (Ferit Hoxha), and Colombia (Guillermo Fernández de Soto), on the situation in Colombia.

Upcoming elections offer historic opportunity to widen Colombia’s democracy, Special Representative tells Security Council.

During a three-day peace and reconciliation conference recently concluded in Juba, South Sudan, Jeriel Francis, Minister of Peace Building of Central Equatoria State, said, “we must aspire to start writing a positive history about ourselves.” UNMISS

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

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

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

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

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan Nicholas Haysom welcomed steps taken so far in implementing South Sudan’s Revitalized Peace Agreement, however, he said, “they are not sufficient if the peace process is to be sustained." UNIFEED

Informal comments to the media by Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations MIssion in South Sudan (UNMISS), on South Sudan.