UN Security Council Press Statements

Security Council Press Statements View full list
24 May 2022 SC/14902 In this press statement, Council members expressed deep concern regarding the increasing erosion of respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of women and girls in Afghanistan.
13 May 2022 SC/14891 This was a press statement strongly condemning the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and calling for accountability.
30 April 2022 SC/14880 In this press statement, Council members condemned in the strongest terms continued heinous terrorist attacks targeting civilians in Afghanistan.
29 April 2022 SC/14876 This was a press statement marking the 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction (CWC).
22 April 2022 SC/14879 In this press statement, Council members condemned in the strongest terms the string of terrorist attacks in Afghanistan on 21 April 2022.
20 April 2022 SC/14866 In this press statement, Council members condemned n the strongest terms the horrendous terrorist attack against the Abdul Rahim-e Shahid High School and Mumtaz Education Centre in the Dasht-e-Barchi area of Kabul, Afghanistan, on 19 April 2022.
13 April 2022 SC/14861 This press statement welcomed the creation of and the assumption of responsibilities by the Presidential Leadership Council of the Yemeni Government .
5 April 2022 SC/14855 This was on the attack against MONUSCO in Ituri province in which a Nepali peacekeeper was killed.
4 April 2022 SC/14853 This press statement welcomed the 1 April call by UN Special Envoy [Hans] Grundberg for a two-month truce announcement on Yemen and the positive response from the parties.
4 April 2022 SC/14852 This press statement strongly condemned the cross-border terrorist attacks by the Houthis against Saudi Arabia on 20 March and 25 March, which struck critical civilian infrastructure.
27 March 2022 SC/14842 In this press statement, Council members expressed deep concern regarding the reported decision by the Taliban to deny girls above the sixth grade access to education in Afghanistan.
7 March 2022 SC/14824 This press statement condemned the 7 March attack on MINUSMA near Mopti, in which two peacekeepers from Egypt were killed and four were wounded.
28 February 2022 SC/14813 In this press statement, Council members welcomed the ongoing cooperation between Iraq and Kuwait in the search for missing Kuwaiti and third-country nationals.
9 February 2022 SC/14790 This press statement expressed serious concern about the unconstitutional change of government, took note of the decision of ECOWAS and the AU to suspend Burkina Faso, and expressed support for regional mediation efforts.
4 February 2022 SC/14787 This was a statement on the situation in DRC.