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The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution welcoming “the significant steps towards ending the war and opening the door to intra-Afghan negotiations” enabled by the Joint Declaration between Afghanistan and the United States. It also urges the Afghan Government to advance the peace process, including by participating in intra-Afghan negotiations through a “diverse and inclusive negotiating team composed of Afghan political and civil society leaders, including women.” UNIFEED

The UN Security Council today adopted a resolution renewing the sanctions regime in Yemen and condemning violations of international law, including those involving conflict-related sexual violence in Houthi-controlled areas and the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict across the country. UNIFEED

In a message on behalf of the Secretary-General, UN Chef de Cabinet Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti said resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains one of the most intractable challenges facing the international community. UNIFEED

The UN Security Council stressed the importance of the timely formation of a new government in Lebanon “able to respond to the aspirations of the Lebanese people and to restore the stability of the country within the constitutional framework.” UNIFEED

Speaking on behalf the European members of the Security Council, United Kingdom (UK) ambassador Karen Pierce said all Israeli settlement activity is “illegal under international law, and it erodes the viability of the two-state solution and the prospects for a lasting peace.” UNIFEED

The Afghan Mission to the UN has formed a Group of Friends, co-chaired by the United Kingdom and comprised of women representatives to the UN and senior UN officials. The Group will highlight the importance of protecting and enhancing women’s rights and the role that women can play across society and government, including in peace efforts. UNIFEED

With Guinea-Bissau’s presidential elections planned for later this month, the Security Council expressed deep concern at the social and political situation in the country and urged its President and Prime Minister to resolve their differences in a spirit of respect and cooperation. UNIFEED

Amid continued allegations of the use of chemical weapons in Syria, British Ambassador Karen Pierce told reporters that the Russian Federation should assume its responsibilities as a P5 member of the Security Council “in respect to halting, and doing everything possible to halt, WMD proliferation and use, including chemical weapons.” UNIFEED

After the Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on the Women Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, Secretary-General António Guterres said, “the commitment that is always reflected around this table is not translating into real change around the world.” UNIFEED

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