Guinea
April 2013
On 25 April Council members received a briefing on Guinea under “any other business” from Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman on the 25 April demonstrations in Conakry and the 23 April joint declaration of non-violence signed between the main Guinean stakeholders. On 29 April, the Council issued a press statement expressing concern over the volatile situation in the country, welcoming the joint declaration and calling upon all parties to cooperate with Special Representative Said Djinnit with a view towards national dialogue and free, fair, transparent and inclusive legislative elections in Guinea.
February 2012
On 27 February, the Council discussed the threats to peace and security in the Gulf of Guinea region posed by piracy and other forms of armed robbery.
October 2011
The Council unanimously passing resolution 2018 condemning acts of piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea on 31 October, after considering the issue in a meeting on 19 October.
