UN Security Council Press Statements

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18 March 2024 SC/15631 This press statement condemned in the strongest terms Houthi attacks against commercial vessels in the Red Sea, including the attacks on the True Confidence which killed three sailors on 6 March, and the Rubymar, which sank on 2 March.
29 February 2024 SC/15607 This press statement condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks that resulted in loss of civilian lives over the months in Burkina Faso, including those on a church in Essakane and on a mosque in Natiaboani in Burkina Faso on the same day, 25 February 2024.
18 January 2024 SC/15567 This was a press statement on Colombia, in which Council members emphasised the importance of the comprehesive implementation of the 2016 peace agreement.
5 January 2024 SC/15557 This press statement took note of the closure on 31 December 2023 of MINUSMA and paid tribute to its 311 personnel who lost their lives since 2013.
22 December 2023 SC/15547 This was a press statement on the situation in Sudan.
11 December 2023 SC/15523 This statement strongly condemned violence in Warrap State, South Sudan, and the Abyei Administrative Area in November and December 2023.
1 December 2023 SC/15513 This press statement condemned in the strongest terms recent Houthi attacks against a commercial vessel in the Red Sea, and called for the immediate release of the vessel MV Galaxy Leader and its crew, which the Houthis seized on 19 November.
29 September 2023 SC/15430 This press statement condemned the "egregious and escalatory" drone attack, attributed to the Houthis, on Bahraini forces serving in the Saudi Arabia-led coalition on the southern Saudi border.
23 August 2023 SC/15394 This was a press statement in which in Council members reaffirmed their strong commitment to an inclusive, Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political process, facilitated by the UN, which builds on progress achieved in negotiations thus far and addresses the issues of who will govern the country through elections.
21 August 2023 SC/15391 This condemned an 18 August assault by Turkish Cypriot security forces against members of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus.
28 July 2023 SC/15372 This press statement strongly condemned the efforts to unconstitutionally change the legitimate Government of Niger on 26 July, and expressed support for the efforts of the ECOWAS and the AU, as well as the UN.
20 July 2023 SC/15361 This was a press statement on Colombia.
12 July 2023 SC/15352 This was a press statement expressing support for the Secretary-General’s proposal for a UN envoy to lead further engagement aimed at resuming the settlement talks.
7 June 2023 SC/15313 This was Security Council's press statement on the situation in Las Anod.
2 June 2023 SC/15305 This was the press statement on the situation in Sudan.