Geopolitics

Security Council renews UN mission in DR Congo

New York: The Security Council on Tuesday extended for one year the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), making it a priority for the operation to protect civilians and provide support for implementation of a 31 December 2016 agreement on holding elections. more

At Security Council, UN Middle East peace envoy reports on Israel’s troubling settlement expansion

New York: Reporting that over the past three months, Israel has advanced 22 plans for some 1,200 housing units for one area of the West Bank, a United Nations envoy warned Monday that suc ...

UN Security Council calls for all Yemen’s ports to remain fully open to all aid imports

New York: The Security Council has urged warring parties in Yemen to allow humanitarian convoys to safely reach all conflict-affected governorates without hindrance, while also asking tha ...

Security Council condemns attack on education workers in Central African Republic

New York: The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday denounced an attack against education workers that killed six, including one UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) consultant, who wer ...

Guinea-Bissau: Political crisis requires continued UN presence, Security Council told

New York, Feb 15 (JEN): The United Nations will need to focus its efforts on supporting Guinea-Bissau’s national leaders in their efforts to appoint an acceptable Prime Minister, es ...

Amid growing insecurity, time to reassess UN peacekeeping presence in Mali, Security Council told

New York, Jan 24 (JEN): Against the backdrop of worsening security in Mali’s central regions and with presidential elections just six months away, a senior United Nations official o ...

Security Council renews Syrian cross-border relief convoys amid ongoing challenges for aid workers

New York, Dec 20(Just Earth News): The Security Council on Tuesday renewed the authorization for United Nations relief agencies and their partners to use routes across conflict lines and ...

Security Council considers measures to support regional force in the Sahel

New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution clarifying the ways in which the international community, including the UN mission Ma ...

Security Council hails ‘remarkable achievements’ one year after Colombian peace accord

New York, Dec 1(Just Earth News): The Security Council on Thursday marked the one year anniversary of the signing and entry-into-force of the peace agreement between the Government of Col ...

Security Council renews mandate of UN peacekeeping force in Abyei for six months

New York, Nov 16(Just Earth News): The Security Council on Wednesday extended until 15 May 2018 the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Abyei, a contested area on the Suda ...