Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 2651 (2022) extending the mandate of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD) until 17 September 2023. September 2022. UN Photo UN7949064.
Security Council meets on maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine. July 2022. UN Photo UN7945666.
Albana Dautllari, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Albania to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of June, chairs the Security Council meeting on the situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo. June 2022. UN Photo UN7942163.
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