Security Council urged to step up on financing for AU peace operations

Security Council urged to step up on financing for AU peace operations

Briefing ambassadors on Africa Day, Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo presented the latest UN report on securing predictable, sustainable and flexible resources for AU-led peace support operations mandated by the Council. The changing nature of conflict in Africa has forced the partners to adapt their operations in response to new and evolving challenges. Secure funding stream “The…

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Ali Akbar Ahmadian appointed secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council

Ali Akbar Ahmadian appointed secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has appointed IRGC Commander Ali Akbar Ahmadian as the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. The Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council is the highest-level post in Iran, playing an important role in the country’s domestic and regional policymaking. Before Ahmadiyan, Ali Shamkhani, who had held the post for…

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Despite gains, Iraq has not yet ‘turned the corner’, Security Council hears

Despite gains, Iraq has not yet ‘turned the corner’, Security Council hears

“Now is not the time to be complacent, or to take for granted that Iraq has turned a corner,” said the UN Special Representative for Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert. Achievements range from fighting corruption to advancing energy independence, said Ms. Hennis-Plasschaert, who also heads the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), briefing on recent developments. But…

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Security situation in Sahel remains very worrying, Security Council warned

Security situation in Sahel remains very worrying, Security Council warned

“Non-State armed groups continue to carry out large-scale attacks against civilian and military targets and engage in clashes over access to resources, territorial control and influence,” said Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, part of the political and peacebuilding affairs department, and UN Peace Operations. The Council was meeting to assess the…

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Sudan violations in spotlight at UN Human Rights Council

Sudan violations in spotlight at UN Human Rights Council

The development comes after more than three weeks of fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) loyal to General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. UN rights chief Volker Türk opened the meeting condemning the “wanton violence” which has brought more hunger, deprivation and displacement upon the Sudanese people, while…

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King Salman invited Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the Arab League Council meeting

King Salman invited Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the Arab League Council meeting

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman today officially invited Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the meeting of the Arab League Council in Jeddah. The meeting will be held on May 19. The Saudi Ambassador to Jordan, Nayef bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, delivered the invitation letter from King Salman to the President of Syria. Earlier, Saudi Arabia announced that…

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Human rights ‘best antidote’ to advance peace, Security Council hears

Human rights ‘best antidote’ to advance peace, Security Council hears

Ambassadors met to examine the Council’s efforts towards building trust that leads to sustainable peace, in light of current and emerging threats.  “Full compliance with human rights is the best antidote to the inequalities, unaddressed grievances and exclusion which are often at the root of instability and conflict,” said Mr. Türk, speaking via videolink from…

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Security Council passes resolution against restrictions on women in Afghanistan

Security Council passes resolution against restrictions on women in Afghanistan

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Afghanistan: Security Council condemns Taliban’s ban on women working for UN

Afghanistan: Security Council condemns Taliban’s ban on women working for UN

The resolution passed unanimously by the 15-member body in New York, calls for the “full, equal, meaningful and safe participation of women and girls in Afghanistan”, and urges all countries and organisations with influence on the fundamentalist rulers of the country, “to promote an urgent reversal” of policies which have in effect erased women from public…

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