The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday called on new Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi to quickly form a government capable of beating back a jihadist offensive.

The March 14 General Secretariat called on Wednesday for a campaign to demand the Lebanese cabinet to address the possibility of controlling the country's border with Syria.

“We recommend the launching of a political-diplomatic-media campaign to press the government to discuss the possibility of deploying the Lebanese army and the international peacekeepers in accordance with (U.N. Security Council) resolution 1701,” the general secretariat said after its weekly meeting.

U.N. Security Council envoys warned South Sudan's warring leaders Tuesday they would face sanctions if a civil war that has pushed the young nation to the brink of famine does not stop.

"The council has made it very clear: that it is prepared to impose consequences if there continue to be spoilers, if there continue to be people carrying out gross violations of human rights," U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power said after meeting with President Salva Kiir.

The U.N. Security Council on Monday began fine tuning a draft resolution aimed at choking off the flow of foreign fighters and financial support to jihadists in Iraq and Syria.

Fighters from the extremist Islamic State(IS) have made dramatic gains in Iraq, prompting U.S. President Barack Obama to order air strikes to halt their advance and air drops to help tens of thousands of fleeing civilians.

Warring rivals in South Sudan missed a 60-day deadline Sunday to forge a unity government, despite warnings of famine and the threat of sanctions if fighting continues.

Voicing alarm over the crisis in South Sudan, the U.N. Security Council threatened Friday to slap sanctions on warring factions for failing to live up to a peace deal signed three months ago.

The warning came in a unanimous statement agreed to ahead of a South Sudan visit by Security Council ambassadors next week during which the envoys are to deliver the message directly to the country's leaders.

The U.N. Security Council on Thursday urged governments to help Iraq cope with a humanitarian crisis sparked by a jihadist offensive that has left hundreds of thousands of Iraqis on the run.

The U.N. Security Council is to hold an emergency meeting on Iraq on Thursday, after Islamist militants seized the country's largest Christian town.

The meeting was requested by France which expressed concern over the advance of Islamic State fighters and the seizure of Qaraqosh, in a new offensive that has driven tens of thousands of people from their homes.

The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday condemned attacks by Islamic State fighters in Iraq and warned that those responsible for the violence could face trial for crimes against humanity.

The statement from the 15-member Council was the second strong condemnation over the past two weeks of the IS offensive that saw jihadists seize control of the main northern city of Mosul on June 10.

Jordan has presented a new resolution on the Gaza crisis to the U.N. Security Council and hopes for action on the measure in the coming days, its ambassador said Tuesday.

The draft resolution backed by Arab countries calls for a lasting ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, as well as an international effort to rebuild Gaza after four weeks of fighting killed at least 1,867 Palestinians and 67 Israelis.