Colombia
This morning, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, Miroslav Jenča, briefed the Security Council on the situation in the country.
He highlighted the Mission’s work across conflict-affected regions, supporting the implementation of the Peace Agreement and working closely with communities, former combatants, local authorities and civil society.
Read his full remarks here
Syria
In the afternoon, the Security Council was briefed from Damascus by the Deputy Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Claudio Cordone. He told Council members that the economic situation is one of the keys to the success of the transition and stability in Syria. He also reiterated his Office’s readiness to develop its cooperation with the Syrian government, working from inside Syria, seeking to connect effectively Syrian and international efforts to ensure the success of a Syrian-led and owned transition.
You can read his full remarks here
Central Africa
The head of the United Nations Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), Mohamed El Amine Souef, arrived in Yaoundé, Cameroon, today, for a working visit. During his visit, he will meet with Cameroonian national authorities to strengthen collaboration between Cameroon and UNOCA.
This mission is part of UNOCA’s regional mandate to promote peace and security and to strengthen international and regional cooperation in addressing political and humanitarian challenges in the Central African subregion.
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UN Peacebuilding and peace support
Elizabeth Spehar, the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding and Peace Support was at the Geneva Peace Forum today.
She took part in a discussion with Annyssa Bellal, the Executive Director of the Geneva Peace Forum, on what champions of peacebuilding can do to support the United Nations' work and communicate the impact of peacebuilders around the world.
