September 2023 Monthly Forecast

• Overview 

  In September, Albania is the president of the Security Council.  Read more

• In Hindsight: Five Messages of A New Agenda for Peace for the UN Security Council

  Introduction In July 2023, UN Secretary-General António Guterres released A New Agenda for Peace. It is one of 11 policy briefs connected to his 2021 report, Our Common Agenda, reflecting his vision for the future of multilateralism and intended to... Read more

• Status Update since our August Forecast

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

• Working Methods Open Debate

  In September, the Council will hold its annual working methods open debate. Ambassador Ferit Hoxha (Albania), the chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions, will brief. Read more

• UN Peacekeeping

  In September, the Security Council will hold a briefing on peacekeeping reform pursuant to resolution 2378 of 20 September 2017. Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix is the anticipated briefer. Read more

• Syria

  In September, the Security Council is expected to hold meetings on the political process, the humanitarian situation, and the use of chemical weapons in Syria.     Read more

• Yemen

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

• Sudan

  In September, the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the Secretary-General’s 90-day report on the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), which was due by 30 August. The chair of the 1591 Sudan Sanctions Committee, Ambassador Harold Adlai Agyeman (Ghana), is expected to provide the quarterly briefing on the committee’s work.   The mandate of UNITAMS expires on 3 December.   Read more

• Protection of Civilians 

  In September, Albania is planning to convene an open debate titled “Advancing Public-Private Humanitarian Partnership” under the “Maintenance of international peace and security” agenda item. Olta Xhaçka, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania, will chair the meeting. The expected briefers are Cindy H. McCain, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP); Eric Schmidt, co-founder of Schmidt Futures—a philanthropic venture that funds science and technology research; Michael Miebach, CEO of Mastercard; and a civil society representative.  Read more

• Iraq (UNITAD) 

  In September, the Security Council is expected to renew the mandate of the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL in Iraq (UNITAD). The current mandate expires on 17 September.  Read more

• Ukraine

  In September, the Security Council is expected to hold a high-level open debate on “Upholding the purposes and principles of the UN Charter through effective multilateralism: maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine”. This meeting will be one of the signature events of Albania’s Council presidency. Read more

• Afghanistan

  In September, the Security Council will convene for its quarterly meeting on Afghanistan. The anticipated briefers are: Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Roza Otunbayeva, UN Women Executive Director Sima Sami Bahous, and a representative of civil society. Read more

• South Sudan

  In September, the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the Secretary-General’s 90-day report on South Sudan, which members expect to receive by 8 September.   The mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) expires on 15 March 2024.   Read more

• Libya

  In September, the Council is expected to renew the authorisation for member states, acting nationally or through regional organisations, to inspect and seize vessels on the high seas off the coast of Libya that they have reasonable grounds to suspect are being used for migrant smuggling or human trafficking from Libya. The current authorisation expires on 29 September.  Read more

• Democratic Republic of the Congo

  In September, the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The anticipated briefer is the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in DRC and head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) Bintou Keita. Read more