"PEACE PROCESS"

Hundreds of displaced families have spent years living in the UN protection site in the South Sudanese town of Bor. During the rainy season, the water-logged camp can be a miserable place to live and it is no place for a child to grow up. UNMISS

Fifty women representing various parts of South Sudan’s uniformed security sectors have met at a two-day workshop in South Sudan’s capital Juba, to chart a way forward for various ways of how they can uplift their careers while helping combat various forms of gender-based violence in the community. UNMISS

United Nations officials urge parties in Yemen to fulfill Stockholm, Hodeidah agreements, amid Security Council calls for opening of aid corridors at 8551st meeting.

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

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

With peace process in Mali at critical stage, Special Representative eecommends extending mandate of Integrated Stabilization Mission at 8547th meeting.

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Mali, Mahamat Saleh Annadif, told the Security Council that the “hellish” cycle of violence in Mali “must be stopped at the risk that everyone will take justice in their own hands.” UNIFEED

A peace-building forum was organized in the Western Equatorian town of Maridi by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the Ceasefire Transitional Security Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSMVM) and local authorities. UNMISS

The Security Council adopted a resolution today renewing the sanctions regime in South Sudan, including an arms embargo, with the abstention of its three African members. UNIFEED

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