Counter-Terrorism
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On Monday morning (10 February), the Security Council will convene for a briefing on the Secretary-General’s 20th biannual strategic-level report on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh). Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism and Head of...
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This afternoon (24 January), the Security Council adopted a presidential statement on counter-terrorism. The presidential statement was proposed by Algeria in connection with its signature event on counter-terrorism in Africa, which began on 21 January, and the vote took place...
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Tomorrow (21 January), the Security Council will hold an open debate on counter-terrorism in Africa under the agenda item “Maintenance of international peace and security”. Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Attaf will chair the meeting, which is one of...
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In January, Algeria plans to convene a meeting on counter-terrorism in Africa. Details regarding the meeting were still being finalised at the time of writing, however it appears that the meeting will be high-level and is likely to focus on terrorism and its impact on sustainable development. It also seems that Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, African Union (AU) Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Bankole Adeoye, and former UN and AU official Said Djinnit will be requested to brief. This will be one of Algeria’s signature events during its presidency, and a presidential statement may be proposed in connection with the meeting.
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Tomorrow morning (6 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the application of resolution 2664—which established a humanitarian carve-out to the asset freeze measures imposed by UN sanctions regimes—to the 1267/1989/2253 Islamic State in Iraq and the...
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Tomorrow morning (14 November), the Security Council will convene for the annual open briefing on the work of its counter-terrorism-related committees. The expected briefers are Ambassador Vanessa Frazier (Malta), chair of the 1267/1989/2253 Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant...
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Tomorrow morning (8 August), the Security Council will convene for a briefing on the Secretary-General’s 19th biannual strategic-level report on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) to international peace and security, which was...
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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...
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This afternoon (10 June), the Security Council is expected 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 includes provisions extending the mandates of the...
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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.
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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...
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Tomorrow afternoon (15 February), the Security Council will convene for a briefing on the Secretary-General’s 18th biannual strategic-level report on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) to international peace and security. Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism and Head of...
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Tomorrow morning (7 December), the Security Council will hold a ministerial-level open debate on “Transnational organized crime, growing challenges and new threats” under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. President Daniel Noboa of Ecuador will chair the...
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In December, the Security Council plans to convene an open debate on “Transnational organised crime, growing challenges and new threats” under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item.
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Tomorrow morning (15 November), the Security Council will convene for the annual open briefing on the work of its counter-terrorism-related committees. The expected briefers are Ambassador Vanessa Frazier (Malta), chair of the 1267/1989/2253 Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant...
