"PIRACY"

Piracy, armed robbery declining in Gulf of Guinea, but enhanced national, regional efforts needed for stable maritime security, top official tells Security Council.

A top United Nations official for Africa told the Security Council that pirate groups in the Gulf of Guinea “are adapting to changing dynamics both at sea and in coastal areas” and said criminal networks may be shifting to “less risky and more profitable” activities. UNIFEED

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

Security Council renews sanctions regime on Somalia, mandate for panel of experts, adopting Resolution 2662 (2022) by 11 votes in favour, 4 abstentions.

The General Assembly today elected Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland to the Security Council for two-year terms beginning on 1 January of next year. UNIFEED

Security challenges threaten to derail democratic strides in Central African Region, briefers tell Security Council.

Informal comments to the media by Mona Juul, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations, and Harold Adlai Agyeman, Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations, following the vote on a resolution on maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea. 

Adopting resolution 2634 (2022), Security Council calls on Gulf of Guinea countries to criminalize piracy, armed robbery at sea under domestic laws.

Somalia, at critical juncture, must have international support in order to hold overdue elections, restore stability, briefers tell Security Council.

Mutual distrust, competing priorities hampering efforts to resolve conflict in Yemen, Special Envoy tells Security Council amid calls for progress.