Security Council

Security Council Press Statement on Libya

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Sangjin Kim (Republic of Korea):

Press Conference by Security Council President on Programme of Work for September

The Security Council will hold a signature event on 24 September — an open debate on artificial intelligence (AI) and international peace and security — its President for the month told reporters at a United Nations Headquarters press conference today.

Brutal Escalation of Large-Scale Russian Federation Attacks on Ukraine Setting Grim Casualty Records, Jeopardizing Fragile Diplomatic Momentum, Security Council Hears

Warning that the Ukrainian people caught in the crossfire are "entering the fourth winter of the full-scale war", a top UN official told the Security Council today that the Russian Federation’s large-scale escalation of attacks against civilians persist, killing children, setting grim casualty records and jeopardizing fragile diplomatic momentum.

Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2790 (2025), Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), for a final time until 31 December 2026, and decided that it should start an orderly and safe drawdown and withdrawal from that date.

Haiti Still ‘Shamefully Overlooked and Woefully Underfunded’, Secretary-General Warns Security Council, Urging Donors to Act Now Before Life-Saving Operations Stop

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council briefing on the humanitarian and child protection situation in Haiti, in New York today:

Amid Relentless Armed Violence, Collapsing Schools, Hospitals, Haiti Facing ‘Perfect Storm of Suffering’, Secretary-General Warns Security Council

Amid relentless armed violence, collapsing schools and hospitals, and a worsening humanitarian crisis leaving millions at risk, the UN Chief warned the Security Council today that Haiti faces a "perfect storm of suffering", with children enduring unprecedented levels of forced recruitment, sexual violence and hunger.

Gaza’s Population Systematically Being Starved to Death, Speakers Warn Security Council, Demanding Immediate Ceasefire, End to Deliberate Famine

The situation in Gaza is catastrophic, with the worst-case scenario of famine now officially declared and Israel using starvation as a method of war "in its starkest terms", speakers warned the Security Council today, among them the head of Save the Children International, who implored, Gaza’s "children have reached their breaking point. Where is yours?"

Briefing Security Council, Senior Official Stresses Importance of Cooperation, Warns against Politicization of Nord Stream Investigations

Nearly three years since the destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, a senior United Nations official underscored that any intentional damage to critical civilian infrastructure should be condemned and investigated.

Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends Five Entries on Its Sanctions List

On 22 August 2025, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‐Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and/or underline in the entries below on its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2734 (2024), and adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

Violence Outpacing Diplomacy in Democratic Republic of Congo, United Nations Senior Official Warns amid Surge in Civilian Deaths

Light of Diplomacy Dimmed by Rising Violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Delegate Tells Diplomatic gains fall short without a genuine ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today, warning that the country is facing one of the most acute humanitarian emergencies worldwide.