Libya

  • 25 August 2011

    Libya Resolution

    What's in Blue

    During Council consultations yesterday (24 August), the US circulated a draft resolution on Libya which was later put in blue. It seems that the Council may meet later this afternoon to adopt the resolution if South Africa does not change...

  • 24 August 2011

    Council Consultations on Libya Sanctions

    What's in Blue

    Council members are meeting this afternoon on Libya. It seems that the US requested the meeting to discuss the unfreezing of assets for humanitarian use. These assets had been frozen under the sanctions imposed by resolution 1970. It appears that...

  • 22 August 2011

    Monthly DPA Briefing on Emerging Issues

    What's in Blue

    This afternoon Council members will have their monthly briefing on emerging or significant issues by the Department of Political Affairs head, B. Lynn Pascoe. It seems the briefing was originally going to focus on the constitutional crisis in Nepal and...

  • 18 August 2011

    Briefing on South Kordofan and Libya

    What's in Blue

    On Friday, 19 August, Council members are expecting a briefing on South Kordofan and Libya from High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos and a representative from DPA. It seems that there is...

  • August 2011

    Libya

    Monthly Forecast

    Council members are expecting the regular monthly briefing on Libya from Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe in late August.

  • July 2011

    Libya

    Monthly Forecast

    Council members are expecting the regular monthly briefing on Libya from Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe in late July.

  • 14 June 2011

    Libya

    What's in Blue

    On 15 June, the Chair of the AU High Level Ad-Hoc Committee on Libya will brief the Council on its mediation efforts. (The AU Committee includes Congo, Mali, Mauritania (Chair) South Africa and Uganda&#8212 and will be represented at ministerial...

  • June 2011

    Libya

    Monthly Forecast

    Council members are expecting the regular monthly briefing requested in resolution 1973 on Libya in late June. (In May Libya was discussed on five separate occasions.)

  • 16 May 2011

    DPA Briefing on Emerging Issues

    What's in Blue

    Tomorrow afternoon B. Lynn Pascoe, head of the Department of Political Affairs (DPA), will brief the Council for the second time this month on a number of issues. It seems that tomorrow’s briefing is likely to include Yemen, Libya, Syria,...

  • 6 May 2011

    Insights on Libya

    What's in Blue

    On Monday 9 May the Council will hear a briefing from the UN’s Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, on the humanitarian situation in Libya. It seems that Amos will also update the Council on the UN office in Libya (following...

  • 3 May 2011

    Insights on Libya

    What's in Blue

    The Council will receive a briefing this afternoon, Tuesday 3 May, from the UN Special Envoy for Libya, Abdel-Elah Al-Khatib, followed by closed consultations. The briefing is expected to focus on Al-Khatib’s recent travel to Libya and participation in the...

  • May 2011

    Libya

    Monthly Forecast

    Council members are expecting the ICC prosecutor’s briefing, requested in resolution 1970, in early May. The monthly report by the UN Secretariat requested in resolution 1973 is also expected in late May.

  • On Monday, 18 April, Council members will receive another in the series of briefings from the Department of Political Affairs head, B. Lynn Pascoe on emerging or significant issues. It seems that Pascoe may focus on: Somalia, Libya and also...

  • 14 April 2011

    Insights on the Libya Sanctions Committee

    What's in Blue

    The Libya Sanctions Committee is considering proposals on additional designations by members of the Committee. 45 additional individuals and a number of entities have been proposed for listing. It appears that all the new proposed designations have come from the...

  • 5 April 2011

    Insights on Libya

    What's in Blue

    Although it is not currently on the Council’s provisional programme of work, the Secretary-General has been requested by resolution 1973 to provide a monthly report. It seems that this is likely to be be scheduled towards the end of April....