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10 March 2017
S/PV.7897
UN Documents
This was a briefing on the humanitarian situation in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and Lake Chad Basin. Read more
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9 March 2017
Mosul: Consultations on the Humanitarian Situation and Alleged Chemical Weapons Attack
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Tomorrow afternoon (10 March), Council members will meet in consultations on the situation in and around Mosul, Iraq. Briefings are expected from OCHA head Stephen O’Brien and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Kim Won-soo. Russia requested the meeting earlier this... Read more
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1 March 2017
The Security Council’s Programme of Work for March
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During its presidency in March, the UK is planning to focus on conflict prevention in Africa. Tomorrow Council members start a 5-day visiting mission to the Lake Chad Basin region with stops in Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria. The mission... Read more
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March 2017
Overview
Monthly Forecast
The UK will have the presidency in March. Read more
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March 2017
In Hindsight: Can the Security Council Prevent Conflict?
Monthly Forecast
One of the most important tasks the Security Council is mandated by the UN Charter to perform—and one of the things that it does least well—is to prevent violent conflict. In recent years, wars have erupted in the Central African Republic, Mali, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and Yemen, among other cases, while political solutions to long-standing conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Darfur, for example, have proved elusive, with civilians suffering the brunt of the fighting. Humanitarian crises have become more pronounced, and there are now some 65 million people displaced by conflict worldwide, the highest number since the establishment of the UN in the wake of World War II. Read more
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23 February 2017
S/RES/2342
UN Documents
This resolution renewed the Yemen sanctions regime. Read more
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9 February 2017
Can the Security Council Prevent Conflict?
Research Report
Security Council Report has published a report on conflict prevention. Read more
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1 February 2017
Security Council’s February Programme of Work
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Ukraine is the president of the Security Council in February. This afternoon, Council members agreed on the programme of work for the month. During Ukraine’s presidency, there will be two open debates, one at ministerial level on conflicts in Europe... Read more
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February 2017
Overview
Monthly Forecast
Ukraine will have the presidency in February. Read more
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February 2017
Notable Dates
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Notable Dates for February Read more
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February 2017
The Security Council in 2016
Monthly Forecast
Overall, 2016 saw an increase in the number of decisions adopted by the Council. The number of resolutions increased and presidential statements decreased from the previous year. The number of resolutions adopted without consensus increased by two. Formal meetings increased by 11. Read more
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February 2017
Iraq
Monthly Forecast
In February, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ján Kubiš will brief the Council on the latest Secretary-General’s report on the activities of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). His briefing is likely to focus on the security and humanitarian impact of the government’s military campaign to retake Mosul from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Read more
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26 January 2017
S/PV.7871
UN Documents
This was a briefing on Yemen. Read more
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17 January 2017
Iran: Semi-annual Briefing on Implementation of Resolution 2231
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Tomorrow afternoon (18 January), the Security Council will hold a briefing on the implementation of resolution 2231, adopted on 20 July 2015, which endorsed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear programme. Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey... Read more
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9 January 2017
Open Debate on Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace
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Tomorrow (10 January), the Security Council will hold a ministerial-level open debate on “conflict prevention and sustaining peace”. Margot Wallström, Sweden’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, will preside. Ten Council members, as well as several non-Council members, are expected to be... Read more
