November 2015 Monthly Forecast

Overview

 

The United Kingdom will hold the Council’s presidency in November. An open debate on the maintenance of international peace and security with a focus on peaceful societies and conflict prevention has been planned. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to brief and the UK Secretary of State for International Development, Justine Greening, will preside. A briefing on the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) as well as piracy issues off the coast of Somalia, by Ban and his Special Representative and head of UNSOM, Nicholas Kay, is expected to be presided over by UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is expected to participate.

A debate is planned on Bosnia and Herzegovina with a briefing by High Representative Valentin Inzko.

Briefings are expected on:

Briefings, followed by consultations, are expected on:

Briefings in consultations are planned on:

Formal sessions will be held to adopt resolutions to renew:

Council members will hold their customary annual private meeting with the president of the International Court of Justice, Ronny Abraham (who succeeded Peter Tomka in this post in February 2015).

Throughout the month members will be following closely developments in Burundi, Central African Republic, Libya, Ukraine, Western Sahara and Yemen, and additional meetings may be scheduled.

The 15 current Council members and the incoming five (Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine and Uruguay) will participate in the annual “Hitting the Ground Running” workshop outside of New York City, organised by the Mission of Finland.

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