"TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE"

Mixed security picture in Colombia ahead of peace agreement’s fifth anniversary, senior officials, civil society leaders tell Security Council.

The President of Libya’s Presidency Council, Mohamed Yunus al-Menfi, said his country is witnessing a "crucial and rather fateful period” with elections set to take place in December. He said, “We either succeed in achieving a democratic transformation through conducting free, fair and transparent elections with an acceptable outcome and thus moving towards sustained stability and prosperity, or we fail and return to division and armed conflict.” UNIFEED

Nearly five years into Colombia’s historic peace agreement, unprecedented strides in justice marked alongside lingering violence, experts tell Security Council.

At the 47th session of the Human Rights Council, Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, presented an oral update on the situation of human rights in Myanmar. UNTV CH

A two-day workshop on judicial reforms supported by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) brought together members of South Sudan’s judiciary and legal fraternity in Juba. A critical element of the governance reforms stipulated in the Revitalized Agreement of 2018 is drafting a permanent constitution that would pave the way for elections in the world’s youngest nation. UNMISS

Government officials and international partners, including the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), convened a two-day symposium in Juba to bring participants together for the purpose of strategizing on how to strengthen federal governance as part of South Sudan’s recently launched constitution-making process. UNMISS

Marking a decade of independence, South Sudan faces slow progress, lingering violence, Secretary-General’s Special Representative tells Security Council.

Sudan must deliver long-awaited justice by ending impunity for atrocity crimes in Darfur, International Criminal Court Prosecutor tells Security Council.

Continued violations of arms embargo, delays in withdrawing foreign mercenaries threatening hard-won gains in Libya, Special Envoy warns Security Council.

Amid Sudan’s transition process, intercommunal conflict, violence against women present threat to nation’s stability, Mission Head tells Security Council.