April 2023 Monthly Forecast

Posted 1 April 2023
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  • Overview 

    In April, Russia holds the presidency of the Security Council.    Read more

  • In Hindsight: Financing African Union-Led Peace Support Operations

    By the end of April, the United Nations Secretary-General will publish a report on the financing of African Union (AU)-led peace support operations (AUPSOs). Read more

  • Status Update since our March Forecast  

    This is the Status Update since our last Forecast. Read more

  • Effective Multilateralism Through the Defence of the Principles of the UN Charter

    In April, the Security Council will hold a ministerial-level open debate on “Effective multilateralism through the Defense of the Principles of the UN Charter”, one of the signature events of the Russian presidency. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is expected to chair the meeting. Read more

  • Ukraine

    In April, the Security Council may hold one or more meetings on the situation in Ukraine, depending on developments on the ground. Read more

  • Mali

    In April, the Council will hold a briefing and consultations on Mali. Special Representative and head of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) El-Ghassim Wane is expected to brief. The mandate of MINUSMA expires on 30 June. Read more

  • Colombia

    In April, the Security Council will hold its quarterly meeting on Colombia. Special Representative and head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia Carlos Ruiz Massieu is expected to brief on recent developments and the Secretary-General’s latest 90-day report on the mission, dated 27 March. Read more

  • Yemen

    In April, the Security Council will hold its monthly briefing, followed by closed consultations, on Yemen with UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and a representative of OCHA. The head of the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA), Major General Michael Beary, is expected to brief during consultations. Read more

  • Libya

    Expected Council Action  In April, the Security Council will hold a briefing, followed by consultations, on the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). The chair of the 1970 Libya Sanctions Committee, Ambassador Kimihiro Ishikane (Japan), will also brief on the... Read more

  • Great Lakes Region (DRC)

    The Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Huang Xia, is expected to provide the biannual briefing to the Council in April on the implementation of the 2013 Peace, Security, and Cooperation Framework (PSC-F) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes region. Read more

  • Western Sahara

    In April, Security Council members are expected to receive a briefing in consultations on the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). The Special Representative for Western Sahara and head of MINURSO, Alexander Ivanko, and the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General, Staffan de Mistura, are the anticipated briefers.   Read more

  • Kosovo

    In April, the Security Council is expected to hold its first briefing this year on the situation in Kosovo. Special Representative and head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Caroline Ziadeh will brief on recent developments and the Secretary-General's latest report.  Read more

  • The Middle East, including the Palestinian Question

    In April, the Security Council will hold its quarterly open debate on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. It appears that Russia, April’s Council President, has chosen to convene the debate at ministerial level. Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov is expected to chair the meeting. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland is expected to brief. Read more

  • Haiti

    In April, the Security Council is expected to receive a briefing from a newly appointed Special Rrepresentative and head of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) María Isabel Salvador on recent developments and the Secretary-General’s 90-day report on BINUH. A representative of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is also expected to brief.  Read more

  • Syria

    In April, the Security Council is expected to hold its monthly meetings on political and humanitarian developments in Syria.   Read more

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