News Focus: Winds of change: North Africa and Middle East

Meetings by: UN Security Council

SC/10671 | 12 Jun 2012 – Security Council demands end to all actions undermining government in Yemen, expresses readiness to consider 'Article 41' measures if necessary

SC/10660 | 29 May 2012 – Political transition in Yemen ‘largely on track’, but those attempting to obstruct, sabotage process must be held to account, Special Adviser Jamal Benomar tells Security Council

SC/10651 | 16 May 2012 – Luis Moreno-Ocampo briefs Security Council that the Libyan Government stated desire to investigate and prosecute in domestic courts the case against son of former Libyan leader Qadhafi

SC/10644 | 10 May 2012 – UN Envoy Ian Martin tells Council that high expectations for quick progress in Libya strain political system, but given 'terrible legacy, transitional team should bepraised

SC/10596 | 29 Mar 2012 – Security Council welcomes ongoing political transition in Yemen, but voices strong concern about intensified terrorist attacks

SC/10503 | 22 Dec 2011 – Special Envoy Ian Martin outlines support for new Libyan authorities facing pressing priorities in service delivery, security reform, institution building

SC/10469 | 2 Dec 2011 – Security Council extends authorization for UN Support Mission in Libya until 16 March, expands its mandated tasks

SC/10429 | 31 Oct 2011 – Security Council acts to stem arms proliferation from Libya

SC/10424 | 27 Oct 2011 – Security Council ends authorization under which NATO conducted air campaign to protect civilians

SC/10422 | 26 Oct 2011 – Special Envoy Ian Martin reports to Security Council that post-Qadhafi Libya needs 'focused, measured' international support

SC/10418 | 21 Oct 2011 – Security Council condemns human rights violations by Yemeni authorities, abuses by other actors, following months of political strife

SC/10395 | 26 Sep 2011 – USG B. Lynn Pascoe expresses confidence to Security Council that Libyan authorities can overcome multiple challenges with new UN Mission's assistance

SC/10389 | 16 Sep 2011 – Security Council decides to establish a support mission in Libya

SC/10374 | 30 Aug 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spells out tasks to Security Council for UN in Libya as fighting winds down amid efforts to meet humanitarian needs

SC/10352 | 3 Aug 2011 – Security Council condemns Syrian authorities for 'widespread violations of human rights, use of force against civilians'

SC/10346 | 28 Jul 2011 – USG B. Lynn Pascoe tells Security Council that Libyan conflict had basically stalled behind posturing by both sides, and ceasefire tied to transitional arrangements was still the only sustainable political solution

SC/10280 | 15 Jun 2011 – Foreign Minister Hamady Ould Hamady of Mauritania briefs Security Council on resolving Libyan conflict

SC/10266 | 31 May 2011 – Protection of civilians, securing commitment for negotiations and plan for post-conflict peacebuilding key priorities for UN in Libya, Political Affairs chief tells Security Council

SC/10244 | 9 May 2011 – USG Valerie Amos presses for temporary end to hostilities to allow civilians to leave and international relief workers to deliver vital humanitarian aid

SC/10241 | 4 May 2011 – Chief ICC Prosecutor tells Security Council he willseek arrest warrants against three Libyans who appeared to bear "the greatest criminal responsibility"

SC/10240 | 3 May 2011 – Special envoy Abdul Ilah al-Khatib tells Security Council Libyan authorities, opposition forces "ready and willing" to implement ceasefire but on different terms

SC/10217 | 4 Apr 2011 – While difficult to know how long resolving Libya conflict might take, responsibility for finding solution lay with Libyan people themselves, Special Envoy Abdul Ilah al-Khatib tells Council

SC/10214 | 28 Mar 2011 – Committee established to monitor sanctions imposed on Libya now "fully operational" Chairman José Filipe Moraes Cabral tells Security Council

SC/10210 | 24 Mar 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tells Security Council international community must "continue to act with speed and decision" to save civilian lives

SC/10200 | 17 Mar 2011 – Security Council approves 'No-Fly Zone' over Libya, authorizing 'All Necessary Measures' to protect civilians, by vote of 10 in favour with 5 abstentions

SC/10187 | 26 Feb 2011 – Security Council imposes tough measures on Libyan regime in wake of crackdown on protesters

SC/10185 | 25 Feb 2011 – Fundamental issues of peace, security at stake, Secretary-General warns as he briefs Security Council on situation in Libya

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