"SECURITY SITUATIONS"

Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2489 (2019) at 8620th meeting.

The Force Commander for the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said plans for Government and opposition forces to work together in Unity State are “an excellent move” and hoped that the forces would be joined soon. UNMISS

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

UN Special Representative for Afghanistan Tadamichi Yamamoto said recent events in the country show the urgency of finding a political settlement and stressed that it was “imperative” for talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban “commence as soon as possible.” UNIFEED

Late and erratic rains during Somalia's 2019 Gu cropping season (April-June) coupled with low river levels have led to the poorest cereal harvest since the 2011 famine and threaten an already fragile food security situation in the country. UNSOM

Sudan’s new transitional government presents chance to restore long-term stability in Darfur, United Nations, African Union officials tell Security Council at 8603rd meeting.

“The strategic environment in Darfur has not shifted since the June 2019” when the Security Council decided to delay departure of the peacekeeping mission there (UNAMID), reported the UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix with “the remaining conflict drivers and armed groups outside the peace process still posing potential risks to sustainable peacebuilding.” UNIFEED

Open Arria-Formula Meeting Advancing the safety and security of persons belonging to religious minorities in armed conflict.

Press Encounter with Jacek Czaputowicz, Foreign Minister of Poland; Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, UK Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief; and Samuel Brownback, US Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom. They spoke to the media following the Arria-formula meeting on "Advancing the safety and security of persons belonging to religious minorities in armed conflict."

With the participation of the Secretary of State of the United States, Mike Pompeo, the Security Council held a debate on the challenges to peace and security in the Middle East, including the situation in the Strait of Homuz, US-Iran relations, and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). UNIFEED