Arria-formula Meetings

  • Tomorrow (23 April), China will convene an Arria-formula meeting on “The Impact of Unilateralism and Bullying Practices on International Relations”. The expected briefers are Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University and President of the...

  • This afternoon (4 April), Security Council members will hold an Arria-formula meeting on artificial intelligence (AI) titled “Harnessing safe, inclusive, trustworthy AI for the maintenance of international peace and security”. The meeting is being organised by Greece, together with France...

  • Tomorrow (4 April), Sierra Leone will convene an Arria-formula meeting on “Small Arms Control and Weapons Management in UN Sanctions Regimes”. The meeting is being co-sponsored by Algeria, Guyana, and Somalia. The expected briefers are Director and Deputy to the...

  • 1 April 2025

    Arria-formula Meeting on Ukraine

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    Tomorrow (2 April), Russia will convene an Arria-formula meeting on Ukraine titled “Disinformation and Sabotage of Peace in Ukraine”. The briefers had not been confirmed at the time of writing. The meeting will begin at 3 pm EST and take...

  • 23 January 2025

    Arria-formula Meeting on Ukraine

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    Tomorrow (24 January), Russia will convene an Arria-formula meeting on Ukraine titled “Beyond the Battlefield: Atrocities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Against Civilians”. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia (Russia) is expected to make opening remarks. The anticipated briefers, who will participate...

  • This afternoon (14 January), the US will convene an Arria-formula meeting on the implications of the proliferation and misuse of commercial spyware for the maintenance of international peace and security. The meeting is being co-sponsored by Council members France, the...

  • 12 January 2025

    Arria-formula Meeting on Ukraine

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    Tomorrow afternoon (13 January), there will be an Arria-formula meeting titled “Violations of international humanitarian law against Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilian detainees”. The meeting is being organised by the UK, with co-sponsorship from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, and...

  • 11 December 2024

    Arria-formula Meeting on Mine Action

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    Tomorrow (12 December), Security Council members will hold an Arria-formula meeting on mine action at the initiative of Japan. The expected briefers are Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix and the Permanent Representative of Cambodia to the UN, Ambassador Keo...

  • Tomorrow afternoon (6 December), Guyana and Slovenia will convene an Arria-formula meeting to consider the implementation of resolution 2475 on the protection of persons with disabilities in armed conflict, which was adopted on 20 June 2019. Marking the resolution’s five-year...

  • This afternoon (25 November), Russia will convene an Arria-formula meeting on the humanitarian impact of unilateral coercive measures (UCMs). The expected briefers are Alena Douhan, UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of UCMs on the enjoyment of human rights;...

  • 24 October 2024

    Arria-formula Meeting on Ukraine

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    Tomorrow afternoon (25 October), Russia will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “Systematic violations of IHL committed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of the Russian Federation”. Briefings are expected from Rodion Miroshnik, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign...

  • 12 August 2024

    Arria-formula Meeting on Ukraine

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    Tomorrow morning (13 August), Russia will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “Crimes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the nationalist battalions”. Briefings are expected from Rodion Miroshnik, Russian Ambassador-at-Large on the Crimes of the Kyiv Regime; Maxim Grigoriev, a member...

  • On Monday (8 July), Council members will convene for an Arria-formula meeting on “Stepping up Preventive Action: From Environmental Challenges to Opportunities for Peace”. Slovenia is organising the meeting together with Guyana, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and Sierra Leone....

  • Tomorrow afternoon (19 June), Sierra Leone will convene an Arria-formula meeting on “Combating the Rise of Terrorism and Violent Extremism in West Africa and the Sahel”. The meeting is being co-sponsored by the other Council members belonging to the “A3...

  • Tomorrow afternoon (12 June), there will be an Arria-formula meeting of Security Council members titled “Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict: prevent and respond to persons going missing across the globe”. Switzerland is convening the meeting together with The Global...