South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says that Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskiy have expressed their willingness to meet with African leaders for a preliminary peace agreement. According to the foreign news agency, the details of this agreement have not been made public. Ukraine has clarified its position and asked that all Russian military forces leave…
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…
“We are at a potentially important juncture, with renewed attention on Syria – particularly from the region – that could assist our efforts in advancing a political solution to this conflict”, he said. “But for this renewed attention to help unlock progress, many actors will need to take concrete steps – not just one set…
Mr. Wennesland expressed deep concern over recent violence and inflammatory actions, particularly the violent confrontations inside al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem earlier this month. He urged the sides, regional States and the international community, to show leadership, re-engage and work towards peace and the vision of a two-State solution. “There must be an end to the…
Negotiations between Israel and Palestine have been stalled since 2014. China has offered to facilitate the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks. Chinese Foreign Minister Chen Gang held separate telephone conversations with top Israeli and Palestinian diplomats and said China is ready to facilitate peace talks between the two sides. Support the immediate resumption of negotiations. In both…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres noted that the gathering was taking place at a unique moment: on the last Friday of Ramadan, as Christians celebrate Easter, Jews mark the end of Passover, and Sikhs enjoy the festival of Vaisakhi. “Even the calendar is sending a message of unity,” he remarked. “Today, at this blessed…
The two aims are important aspects of the Government’s Total Peace Policy and have become “inextricably linked”, he said. “It is hard to envision either fully succeeding without the other, given the realities on the ground in many of the conflict-affected areas where violence by remaining armed groups is a major obstacle to implement the…
Google Photos On China’s military exercises in the Taiwan Strait, the US says that China’s military activities are harming the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait. The US administration official said that the US is closely monitoring China’s activities in the Taiwan Strait, and China has no reason to overreact. The US official said…
The 2016 peace deal between the authorities and the FARC-EP militia group ended five decades of conflict, and the report is the first to cover verification of its chapters on comprehensive rural reform and ethnic issues, in line with a Security Council resolution adopted in January. The report spans the period from late December to…
File photo Oman’s delegation reached Yemen to negotiate a ceasefire and peace with the Houthis. After the restoration of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, significant progress has also been made in Yemen. According to the foreign news agency, talks will be held in the mediation of Oman for a ceasefire and peace in…
