"SECURITY SITUATIONS"

United Nations police help provide stability, fill voids, preserve gains, says Under-Secretary-General, briefing Security Council on peacekeeping operations at 8661st meeting.

The International Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, told the Security Council that “the implosion of Libya must carry a heavy burden on the conscience of the international community” and should galvanize support for the Libyan authorities “to bring stability to the country, and an end to the cycle of violence, atrocities and impunity.” UNIFEED

Award Ceremony: 2019 United Nations Female Police Officer of the Year

The UN Migration Agency (IOM) appealed today for the immediate liberation of a volunteer and a child who remain missing since a gun battle in South Sudan at the weekend that claimed the lives of three agency workers. UNTV CH

Peaceful, transparent elections crucial for creating stable future in Burundi, speakers tell Security Council, ahead of 2020 presidential, legislative polls at 8652nd meeting.

Chair of Somalia Sanctions Committee stresses need to update long-standing restrictions on arms imports, in Security Council briefing at 8647th meeting.

Renew mandate of United Nations peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic with focus on elections, top official urges Security Council at 8646th meeting.

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic, Mankeur Ndiaye, called upon the Security Council for “an appropriate mandate for MINUSCA so that it can provide the necessary technical, logistical and operational support that is needed for the conduct of elections in accordance with constitutional deadlines.” UNIFEED

Turkey’s military operation has displaced thousands of civilians, worsened Syria’s dire humanitarian crisis, top official warns Security Council at 8645th meeting.

UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said, “we witness an unprecedented opportunity to resolve the border-related issues between Sudan and South Sudan,” adding that “both countries have never been closer to achieving sustainable peace with each other and with their armed oppositions, as they continue to support respective peace processes.” UNIFEED