"PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS"

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

Security Council presidential statement requests strategic review of Central Africa office mandate at 8328th meeting.

A Spokesperson for Secretary-General António Guterres clarified that Russian military police personnel reportedly patrolling the Syrian-Israeli border, “are not part” of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). UNIFEED

Sanctions Committee Chair briefs Security Council on Somalia, Eritrea developments as delegates air views concerning peace in Horn of Africa at 8322nd meeting.

Unanimously adopting Resolution 2431 (2018), Security Council extends mandate Of African Union Mission in Somalia, authorizes troop reduction at 8321st meeting.

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

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Leila Zerrougui, told the Security Council that the country “finds itself at a crossroads” and called on all stakeholders “to seize this historic opportunity to enable the conduct of inclusive, transparent, and credible elections” later this year. UNIFEED

Distrust still weighs on Democratic Republic of Congo electoral process, Special Representative says in briefing to Security Council at 8318th meeting.

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

Security Council renews mandate of United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, unanimously adopting Resolution 2430 (2018) at 8317th meeting.