United Nations – Selected Meetings Coverage and Press Releases [to 1 November 2014]
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30 October 2014
SC/11622
Amid Unrelenting Violence, Syria’s Warring Parties Must Increase Aid Agencies’ Access into Hard-to-Reach Areas, Top Relief Official Tells Security Council
The United Nations and its partners continued to deliver life-saving assistance to millions of people in Syria, but much more must be done by the parties to the conflict to ensure rapid, unhindered access to the hardest-to-reach areas, a senior United Nations relief official told the Security Council today.
28 October 2014
SC/11617
In Presidential Statement, Security Council Urges States to Bolster Protection, Empowerment of Displaced Women, Girls
The Security Council today urged States, other parties to conflicts and the United Nations system to step up measures to protect and empower displaced women and girls and those facing threats of violent extremism, ahead of a day-long debate on women, peace and security.