Arria-formula Meetings

  • This morning (25 March), Russia will convene an Arria-formula meeting on the impact of unilateral coercive measures (UCMs) on global counter-terrorism efforts. It was initially scheduled for 20 February but has been postponed.* The expected briefers are Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism...

  • On Monday afternoon (22 January), Guyana, Japan, and Mozambique will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace through Comprehensive Approaches–Investment in People, including Empowerment of Women”. Briefings are expected from Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia, and...

  • 26 December 2023

    Arria-formula Meeting on Ukraine

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    Tomorrow morning (27 December), Russia will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “10 Years of Euromaidan in Ukraine: A Step Into Abyss”. Briefings are expected from Mikhail Khazin, a Russian economist and commentator; Maxim Grigoriev, head of the non-governmental organisation, the...

  • This afternoon (20 December), Brazil will convene a Security Council Arria-formula meeting titled “Mind the gap: enhancing the dialogue and cooperation between the Security Council and the Peacebuilding Commission”. Briefings are expected from Ambassador Ivan Šimonović (Croatia), the chair of...

  • This afternoon (19 December), Albania and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “Artificial intelligence: its impact on hate speech, disinformation and misinformation”. The meeting will be chaired by Omran Sharaf, the UAE’s Assistant Minister of...

  • 8 December 2023

    Afghanistan: Closed Arria-formula Meeting

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    On Monday (11 December), Security Council members will convene for a closed Arria-formula meeting on “women’s perspectives on Afghanistan”. The meeting is being organised by Switzerland and co-sponsored by Japan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the co-penholders on the...

  • Tomorrow morning (10 November), Russia will convene a Security Council Arria-formula meeting titled “Combating forced separation and illegal exploitation of children”. Briefings are expected from Mira Terada, Director of the Foundation to Battle Injustice, and Arun Dohle, Director of Against...

  • On Monday afternoon (28 August), Ghana will convene a Security Council Arria-formula meeting titled “Reinforcing the implementation of the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda for a peaceful and stable Africa”. Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific...

  • Tomorrow morning (July 13), Russia will convene a Security Council Arria-formula meeting titled “Migrants, Refugees and Asylum seekers crossing borders on Land and at Sea: New Wave of Crisis”. The Director of the International Protection Division of the Office of...

  • This afternoon (25 May), Security Council members will hold an Arria-formula meeting titled “The Responsibility and Responsiveness of States to Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructure”. The meeting is being co-organised by Albania and the US, with co-sponsorship by Ecuador and non-Council...

  • Tomorrow (19 May), the UK will convene an Arria-formula meeting on the humanitarian situation in Myanmar. A representative of OCHA and two female civil society representatives are expected to brief. The meeting, which will begin at 10 am and take...

  • 11 May 2023

    Ukraine: Arria-formula Meeting

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    Tomorrow (12 May), Russia will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “Situation with freedom of religion and belief in Ukraine: persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church”. Briefings are expected from Mira Terada, Director of the Foundation to Battle Injustice, as well as from...

  • This afternoon (2 May), Security Council members will hold an Arria-formula meeting on the protection of cultural heritage in armed conflict. The meeting is being co-hosted by France and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with co-sponsorship by non-Council members Cyprus...

  • This morning (28 April), Security Council members will hold an Arria-formula meeting titled “Addressing the Abduction and Deportation of Children During Armed Conflict: Concrete Steps for Accountability and Prevention”. The meeting is being co-hosted by Albania, France, and the US,...

  • 4 April 2023

    Ukraine: Arria-formula meeting

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    Tomorrow morning (5 April), Russia will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “Children and Armed Conflict: Ukrainian Crisis. Evacuating Children From Conflict Zone”. The expected briefers include Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights; Daria Morozova, Commissioner for Human Rights...