Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Tomorrow morning (12 September), Council members will be briefed in consultations on recent developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Great Lakes Region, Mary Robinson, and the Secretary-General’s Special Representative...
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Today (22 August) Council members received two briefings from Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Edmond Mulet on ongoing clashes between the 23 March Movement (M23) and the Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo (FARDC) in Pinga, North Kivu in...
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Tomorrow (25 July), the Council will hold a high-level debate on the Great Lakes region and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with US Secretary of State John Kerry presiding. Several other Council members are expected to attend at...
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In July, the Security Council will hold a high-level debate on the DRC and the Great Lakes. US Secretary of State John Kerry is likely to preside and other ministers may attend. A presidential statement is a possible outcome. The 1533 DRC Sanctions Committee will receive a briefing from the Group of Experts (GoE) assisting the Committee on their interim report. The chair of the Committee, Ambassador Agshin Mehdiyev (Azerbaijan), will then brief Council members in consultations on the interim report.
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Briefing on UNOCA Report Tomorrow morning (29 May), the Security Council will be briefed by Abou Moussa, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) on the Secretary-General’s report on UNOCA...
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In May, the Security Council may be briefed in consultations by the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Mary Robinson, following her first trip to the region.
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Tomorrow afternoon the Council is set to adopt a resolution establishing a new mandate for the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) until 31 March 2014. The draft resolution was put in blue this...
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Tomorrow afternoon (5 March), the Council will receive a briefing by the Secretary-General and then hold consultations on his 27 February Special Report (S/2013/119) on possible options and their implications for reinforcing the capability of the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission...
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Tomorrow (22 February), the Security Council is set to be briefed by Roger Meece, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), on the Secretary-General’s latest periodical report on MONUSCO of 15...
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Tomorrow (5 February), the Security Council will be briefed in consultations by Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Hervé Ladsous and the Secretary-General’s Chef de Cabinet, Susana Malcorra. The meeting was scheduled after the two returned from their visit to the Great Lakes...
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In February, the Council expects a briefing by Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Hervé Ladsous about possible modifications to the mandate of the UN Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to address the threat by the rebel group the March 23 Movement —a source of instability in the region and of massive displacement of civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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This afternoon (8 January) Council members will be briefed in consultations by Hervé Ladsous, head of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO). The...
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Following the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) debate this afternoon (27 November), the Secretary-General’s Chef de Cabinet, Susana Malcorra, will brief the Council following her attendance at the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) summit in...
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Council members are currently negotiating a draft resolution on the situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), circulated by France yesterday (19 November). Although some members appear keen to adopt it later today, at press time it was...
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In November, the Council plans to renew the sanctions regime covering the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the mandate of the Group of Experts assisting the 1533 DRC Sanctions Committee, both of which expire on 30 November.
