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December 2025
Counter-Terrorism
Monthly Forecast
In December, the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED). Read more
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November 2025
Small Arms and Light Weapons
Monthly Forecast
In November, Sierra Leone will convene an open debate on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) as one of the signature events of its November Security Council presidency. Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio will chair the meeting. Officer-in-Charge of the Office of Disarmament Affairs and Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Adedeji Ebo, is the anticipated briefer. Read more
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15 October 2025
Annual Joint Consultative Meeting between UN Security Council Members and the AU Peace and Security Council
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Council members will hold their 19th annual joint consultative meeting with the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Friday (17 October). This meeting will be preceded tomorrow (16 October) by the tenth informal joint... Read more
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October 2025
Women, Peace and Security
Monthly Forecast
In October, the Security Council will hold its annual open debate on women, peace and security (WPS). UN Secretary-General António Guterres and one or more civil society representatives are the anticipated briefers. Read more
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23 July 2025
UN-OIC Cooperation: Briefing and Adoption of Presidential Statement
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Tomorrow morning (24 July), the Security Council will convene for a briefing under the agenda item “Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations”, focusing on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime... Read more
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June 2025
Poverty, Underdevelopment, and Conflict: Implications for the Maintenance of International Peace and Security
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As the signature event of its presidency, Guyana is planning to hold a high-level open debate on “Poverty, Underdevelopment, and Conflict: Implications for the Maintenance of International Peace and Security”. Invited briefers include Secretary-General António Guterres, an official from the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and an African Union (AU) Commission official. President Mohamed Irfaan Ali of Guyana is expected to chair the meeting. Read more
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October 2024
Women, Peace and Security
Monthly Forecast
In October, the Security Council will hold its annual open debate on women, peace and security (WPS), which will be titled: “Women Building Peace in a Changing Environment”. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, UN Women Executive Director Sima Sami Bahous, and one or more civil society representatives are the anticipated briefers. The open debate will be chaired by the President of the Swiss Confederation, Viola Amherd, and is one of the signature events of Switzerland’s presidency. Read more
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June 2024
Counter-Terrorism
Monthly Forecast
In June, the Security Council is scheduled to vote on a draft resolution on the 1267/1989/2253 Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions regime. The draft resolution will include provisions extending the mandates of the 1267/1988 Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team and the Office of the Ombudsperson, both of which expire in June. The first draft of this resolution was circulated to all Council members in mid-May. Read more
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May 2024
The Role of African States in Global Security and Development Challenges
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Expected Council Action Mozambique will convene a debate on strengthening the role of African states in addressing global security and development challenges as a signature event of its May Council presidency. Background and Key Recent Developments For many years, African... Read more
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19 December 2023
Arria-formula Meeting on “Artificial Intelligence: Its Impact on Hate Speech, Disinformation and Misinformation”
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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... Read more
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December 2023
Small Arms and Light Weapons
Monthly Forecast
In December, the Security Council will hold an open debate on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW). The meeting will take place based on the Secretary-General’s biennial report on SALW pursuant to resolution 2220 of 22 May 2015. Ecuador is expected to circulate a concept note to help guide the debate. Read more
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October 2023
Women, Peace and Security
Monthly Forecast
On 25 October, the Security Council is scheduled to hold its annual open debate on women, peace and security (WPS), which will be titled: “Women’s participation in international peace and security: from theory to practice”. UN Women Executive Director Sima Sami Bahous and a high-level representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross are the anticipated briefers. A civil society representative is also expected to brief. One of the signature events of Brazil’s presidency, the open debate will be chaired by Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauro Vieira. Read more
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May 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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In May, the Security Council will hold its semi-annual debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The current authorisation for the EU-led multinational stabilisation force (EUFOR ALTHEA) expires on 2 November 2023. Read more
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March 2023
Women, Peace and Security
Monthly Forecast
On 7 March, the Security Council will hold an open debate on the theme, “Women, Peace and Security: Towards the 25th Anniversary of Resolution 1325”. One of the signature events of Mozambique’s presidency, the meeting will be chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mozambique Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlhovo. High-level representatives from UN Women, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the African Union are the anticipated briefers. A civil society representative is also expected to brief. Read more
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October 2022
Peace and Security in Africa: Financing of Armed Groups and Terrorists Through Illicit Trafficking of Natural Resources
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In October, Gabon is organising a high-level debate on strengthening the fight against the financing of armed groups and terrorists through the illicit trafficking of natural resources. The debate will be one of the signature events of Gabon’s presidency. AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security Bankole Adeoye, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Fathi Waly, and a representative of civil society are likely to brief. Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba is expected to chair the meeting. Read more
