Status Update since our June Forecast
Threats to International Peace and Security
On 1 June, the Council held a briefing under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item (S/PV.10162). The meeting was requested by Romania in a 29 May letter (S/2026/447) and supported by the Council’s European members. Romania’s letter alleged that a Russian drone carrying explosives entered Romanian airspace overnight between 28 and 29 May and added that the drone was involved in Russian attacks against civilian infrastructure targets in Ukraine near Romania’s border, was tracked by radar systems as far as the southern area of the Galați municipality, and crashed on the roof of a residential apartment building, injuring two people. Kayoko Gotoh, the Director and Officer-in-Charge for Europe, Central Asia, and the Americas in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO), briefed.
On 29 June, the Council held a briefing under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item to discuss an alleged 7 June Ukrainian drone strike that had hit a bus carrying Belarusian schoolchildren in Russia’s Bryansk region (S/PV.10187). The meeting was requested by Belarus and supported by Russia. Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO) Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee briefed.
Yemen
On 5 June, Council members issued a press statement (SC/16378) reaffirming their condemnation of the detentions by the Houthis of personnel from the UN, non-governmental and civil society organisations, and diplomatic missions. The statement demanded the unconditional, safe, and immediate release of the detainees and reiterated that all threats to humanitarian personnel are unacceptable and worsen the dire humanitarian situation in Yemen. The press statement was authored by the UK.
On 16 June, the Security Council held a briefing on the situation in Yemen (S/PV.10174). UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher briefed. Yemen participated in the meeting under rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure.
Afghanistan
On 8 June, the Security Council held an open briefing on Afghanistan (S/PV.10165). The briefers were: Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (Political) and Officer-in-Charge of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Georgette Gagnon, Director of the Crisis Response Division at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Edem Wosornu, and founder of the Afghanistan Justice Archive Metra Mehran. Afghanistan, India, Iran, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan participated in the meeting under rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure.
On 15 June, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2822, extending the mandate of UNAMA for another year, until 17 June 2027.
Ukraine
On 8 June, the Security Council held a briefing on Ukraine (S/PV.10166). The meeting was requested by Ukraine in a 2 June letter and supported by the Council’s European members (Denmark, France, Greece, Latvia, and the UK). The briefers were: Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo and Acting Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Indrika Ratwatte.
The Council held another briefing on Ukraine on 22 June (S/PV.10179). The meeting was requested by Ukraine in a 15 June letter and supported by the Council’s European members. The briefers were: Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO) Mohamed Khaled Khiari and Director of the Crisis Response Division at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Edem Wosornu.
UNOCA (Central Africa)
On 9 June, the Security Council held a briefing (S/PV.10167) on the Secretary-General’s semi-annual report on the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) and the implementation of the UN’s regional strategy to combat the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) (S/2026/445). Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO) Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee briefed.
Iran (Non-Proliferation)
On 9 June, the Security Council held an open briefing on the work of the 1737 Sanctions Committee concerning Iran under the “Non-proliferation” agenda item (S/PV.10168). Prior to the meeting, Russia requested a procedural vote on the provisional agenda, reiterating its position that “Non-proliferation” had been removed from the list of matters of which the Council is seized. Colombia—the Council president in June—subsequently put the agenda to a vote. It was adopted with 11 votes in favour, two against (China and Russia), and two abstentions (Pakistan and Somalia).
Somalia
On 15 June, the Security Council convened for a private meeting on the African Union (AU) Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) under the agenda item “The situation in Somalia” (S/PV.10172). Deputy Special Representative for Somalia and Officer in Charge of the UN Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS) Raisedon Zenenga and Special Representative of the AU Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia and Head of AUSSOM El Hadji Ibrahima Diene briefed.
UNDOF (Golan)
Council members held consultations on the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) on 16 June. Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix briefed.
On 25 June, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2824 renewing the mandate of UNDOF for six months, until 31 December 2026.
Women, Peace and Security
On 17 June, the Security Council held an open debate on women, peace and security (WPS) titled “Peace is decided with women: Emerging from conflict by enhancing their participation” (S/PV.10175). The briefers were: UN Women Executive Director Sima Sami Bahous; Nobel Peace Laureate and Founder and President of the Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa Leymah Gbowee; and the Executive Director of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, Kaavya Asoka.
Libya
On 18 June, Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), briefed the Council on the most recent developments in Libya, including the progress on the UN-facilitated political roadmap (S/PV.10176). She informed the Council that the Structured Dialogue, a core pillar of the political roadmap, has produced a set of recommendations to address Libya’s structural issues. She noted that the main task now is to translate these recommendations into action that would lead to Libyan-led implementation.
UN Peacekeeping
On 23 June, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2823, which focuses on ensuring accountability for crimes against peacekeepers (S/PV.10180). The resolution, co-authored by Denmark and Pakistan, garnered the support of 153 co-sponsors.
Arria-formula Meeting on the Implementation of Resolutions
On 23 June, Security Council members China and Pakistan convened an Arria-formula meeting titled “Bridging the Implementation Gap: Security Council Resolutions and the Maintenance of International Peace and Security”. The briefers were Mohamed Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO); Shamala Kandiah Thompson, the Executive Director of Security Council Report (SCR); and Richard Gowan, Programme Director of Global Issues and Institutions at the International Crisis Group.
Children and Armed Conflict
On 24 June, the Security Council held its annual open debate on children and armed conflict (S/PV.10182). Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Vanessa Frazier presented the Secretary-General’s annual report on children and armed conflict, dated 16 June (S/2026/357). UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and Country Director for Haiti at Plan International André Prospéry Raymond briefed. A youth civil society representative was initially scheduled to brief at the meeting. However, it seems that one Council member raised a procedural issue, and the youth representative did not ultimately brief. In her statement at the outset of the open debate, Frazier regretted the fact that a young person from a conflict-affected area “was ultimately unable to brief the Council, despite appropriate safeguards having been put in place to protect her identity”. She added that “this serves as a reminder that we must continue to create safe and practical avenues for children to be heard in the very forums where decisions concerning their future are made”.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
On 26 June, the Security Council held a briefing and consultations on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including the work of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) (S/PV.10185). Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the DRC and Head of MONUSCO James Swan briefed based on the Secretary-General’s latest report on the mission, which was published on 19 June and covers developments since 19 March (S/2026/507).
On 29 June, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2825 renewing the 1533 DRC sanctions regime until 1 July 2027 and the mandate of the Group of Experts assisting the 1533 DRC Sanctions Committee until 1 August 2027.
International Criminal Tribunals
On 12 June, the Security Council convened its semi-annual debate on the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT). The IRMCT’s President, Judge Graciela Gatti Santana, and its Chief Prosecutor, Serge Brammertz, briefed (S/PV.10170). They also met with the Informal Working Group on International Tribunals prior to the debate. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Rwanda, and Serbia participated in the meeting under rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure.
At the time of writing, Council members are sill negotiating a resolution on the IRMCT, as they have yet to reach agreement on renewing the Mechanism’s mandate.
