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March 2026

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In March, the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). During the month, the Council is expected to consider a draft resolution adjusting the mandate of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in light of recent developments, including efforts to implement the ceasefire between the DRC government and the Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) rebel group. Read more
December 2025

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In December, the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Read more
September 2025

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In September, the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Special Representative and Head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) Bintou Keita is expected to brief. Read more
June 2025

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In June, the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Special Representative and Head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) Bintou Keita is expected to brief. Read more
March 2025

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In March, the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The anticipated briefer is Bintou Keita, the Special Representative and Head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO). Read more
December 2024

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In December, the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The anticipated briefer is Bintou Keita, the Special Representative and Head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO). Read more
September 2024

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In September, the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The anticipated briefer is Bintou Keita, the Special Representative and Head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO). Read more
July 2024

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In July, the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The anticipated briefer is the Special Representative and Head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), Bintou Keita. Read more
June 2024

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In June, the Security Council will vote to renew the mandate of the 1533 Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) sanctions regime, which expires on 1 July, and of the Group of Experts assisting the 1533 DRC Sanctions Committee, which expires on 1 August. Read more
March 2024

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In March, the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The anticipated briefer is the Special Representative and Head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), Bintou Keita. Read more
December 2023

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In December, the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The anticipated briefer is the Special Representative and head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), Bintou Keita. Read more
September 2023

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In September, the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The anticipated briefer is the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in DRC and head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) Bintou Keita. Read more
June 2023

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In June, the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The anticipated briefer is the Special Representative and head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), Bintou Keita. Read more
March 2023

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In March, the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Special Representative and head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) Bintou Keita is the anticipated briefer. Council members are also scheduled to undertake a visiting mission to the DRC from 9 to 12 March. Read more
December 2022

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In December, the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Special Representative and head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) Bintou Keita is the anticipated briefer. The Council is also expected to renew MONUSCO's mandate, which expires on 20 December. Read more

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15 April 2026

Power, Process and Participation: The Search for the Next Secretary-General

Research Report

The search for the next UN Secretary-General is unfolding amid rising conflict, intensifying geopolitical tensions, and growing strain on multilateral institutions. At this moment of global uncertainty, the choice of the next Secretary-General will shape both the organisation’s credibility and its ability to navigate in an increasingly fraught international environment.

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27 March 2026

Maintaining International Peace and Security in the Age of Rapid Technological Change: Is the Security Council Wired for Purpose?

Research Report

Rapid advances in information and communications technology (ICTs), artificial intelligence (AI), and other new and emerging technologies are reshaping the parameters of international peace and security, influencing both the nature of conflict and the means by which it is prevented and managed. As technological convergence accelerates, risks are becoming more complex, interconnected, and difficult to anticipate. The implications of technological change are increasingly visible across issues already before the Security Council, including counter-terrorism, the protection of civilians, sanctions, peacekeeping, and women, peace and security. Yet Council engagement remains limited, fragmented, and politically contested, even as these technologies become more consequential for international peace and security.

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24 March 2026

Living with the Veto

Research Report

Since the founding of the United Nations over 80 years ago, few issues have generated as much controversy among the world body’s membership, or so affected the Security Council’s work, as the veto accorded to the Council’s five permanent members (P5). Concerns among UN member states about the adverse effects of the veto (and the threat of the veto) remain intense and may even be on the rise. P5 disagreements that blocked effective Council action for well over a decade on Syria have also hindered meaningful engagement on issues such as Myanmar, Sudan, Ukraine and “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”.

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19 November 2025

From the Margins to the Center: The Rise of the A3 in the UN Security Council

Research Report

This report reviews the A3’s development since its emergence in 2013. It examines the mechanisms that support its coordination, its engagement with Addis Ababa, and its role in advancing African positions in Council discussions and outcomes. The report also considers the recent “A3 Plus” format, highlights key achievements and challenges, and identifies lessons for incoming A3 members as they seek to build on the work of their predecessors.

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12 June 2025

Children and Armed Conflict: Progression, Regression or Maintenance of the Agenda?

Research Report

This report examines whether the children and armed conflict agenda—which is considered one of the Security Council’s most developed thematic issues—is regressing, progressing, or being maintained. Focusing on the period between 2020 and 2024, the report analyses engagement on the agenda, both at the Council and subsidiary body level. Ahead of the 20th anniversary of landmark resolution 1612 of 26 July 2005, which established the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM) and the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, the report pays particular attention to the working group’s performance in recent years.

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27 May 2025

Security Council Elections 2025

Research Report

On 3 June, the 79th session of the UN General Assembly is scheduled to hold elections for membership of the Security Council.

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