"PEACE PROCESS"

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

UN Security Council members arrived Sunday in South Sudan’s capital Juba, three weeks before a new revitalized transitional government of national unity is due to be formed. UNMISS

A joint team from the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) visited the opposition-controlled area of Li Rangu in South Sudan’s Equatoria region, where they met with opposition military commanders. UNMISS

Help Sudan’s government, armed movements seize chances To build comprehensive peace, Under-Secretary-General urges Security Council at 8643rd meeting.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Colombia’s peace-consolidation efforts need firm support as former guerrillas plan to take up arms again, special representative tells Security Council at 8639th meeting.

The head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia Carlos Ruiz Massieu said, “this is a precious opportunity to put an end to the recurrent dynamics of violence in Colombia,” adding that the UN “remains convinced that the way forward is through a comprehensive implementation of the Final Peace Agreement.” UNIFEED

Step up implementation of peace agreement, Security Council urges Mali, as top official reports on deadly violence against peacekeepers at 8636th meeting.

The Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation from 2014 “remains the sole platform for the return of peace and stability in Mali,” the top UN official in the country Mahamat Saleh Annadif told the Security Council on Tuesday in New York. UNIFEED

Women-led, locally owned peace processes key to preventing conflict across Africa, speakers tell Security Council, stressing important role of regional partners at 8633rd meeting.