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March 2014

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In March, the Security Council will be briefed on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Council is also expected to renew the mandate of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), which expires on 31 March, for another year. Read more
January 2014

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In January, the Security Council will be briefed on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by the Special Representative and head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), Martin Kobler and by the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Mary Robinson, on the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the Region (PSC Framework). Read more
October 2013

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In October, the Security Council will be briefed by Special Representative Martin Kobler and by the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Mary Robinson, on the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the Region (PSC Framework). Read more
July 2013

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In July, the Security Council will hold a high-level debate on the DRC and the Great Lakes. US Secretary of State John Kerry is likely to preside and other ministers may attend. A presidential statement is a possible outcome. The 1533 DRC Sanctions Committee will receive a briefing from the Group of Experts (GoE) assisting the Committee on their interim report. The chair of the Committee, Ambassador Agshin Mehdiyev (Azerbaijan), will then brief Council members in consultations on the interim report. Read more
May 2013

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In May, the Security Council may be briefed in consultations by the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Mary Robinson, following her first trip to the region. Read more
February 2013

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In February, the Council expects a briefing by Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Hervé Ladsous about possible modifications to the mandate of the UN Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to address the threat by the rebel group the March 23 Movement —a source of instability in the region and of massive displacement of civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Read more
November 2012

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In November, the Council plans to renew the sanctions regime covering the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the mandate of the Group of Experts assisting the 1533 DRC Sanctions Committee, both of which expire on 30 November. Read more
June 2012

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In June, Roger Meece, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), is expected to brief the Council on developments and the Secretary-General's latest report on MONUSCO. The briefing will be followed by consultations. Read more
February 2012

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In February, either Roger Meece, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), or Hervé Ladsous, the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, will likely brief the Council on the Secretary-General's latest report on MONUSCO. The briefing will be followed by consultations. Read more
November 2011

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In November, the Council expects a briefing on the Secretary-General's latest report on the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), due by the end of October, by Special Representative of the Secretary-General Roger Meece. Read more
June 2011

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In June, the Council will hear a briefing on the Secretary-General's latest report on MONUSCO, the peacekeeping operation in the DRC, by the special representative of the Secretary-General, Roger Meece. The briefing will be followed by consultations. Read more
May 2011

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In May, the Council will hold an open debate on the DRC. The Secretary-General is expected to attend, and the DRC will be represented at the ministerial-level. Special Representative of the Secretary-General Roger Meece is also likely to participate, as well as a representative of the World Bank. Read more
February 2011

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In February, the Council will hear a briefing on the Secretary-General’s latest report on the peacekeeping operation in the DRC, MONUSCO, by Special Representative of the Secretary-General Roger Meece. The briefing will be followed by consultations. Read more
November 2010

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

In November the Council will consider the renewal of the DRC sanctions regime and the mandate of the group of experts, which expire on 30 November. The DRC Sanctions Committee is scheduled to meet in mid November to discuss the final report of the group of experts. Read more
October 2010

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monthly Forecast

The Secretary-General’s report on MONUSCO is expected in October. Its head, Roger Meece is likely to brief the Council for the first time. Briefings are also anticipated from Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Margot Wallström following her 28 September to 6 October visit to the DRC and from the Secretariat on MONUSCO’s strategy for the protection of civilians and its implementation challenges. Read more

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Artificial Intelligence, Geopolitics, and the UN Security Council

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly relevant to international peace and security and to the work of the Security Council. It can support conflict prevention, mediation, peace operations, and sanctions monitoring, while also amplifying risks in cyberspace, information environments, and armed conflict. AI is also reshaping geopolitical competition as states and companies seek access to the semiconductors, computing infrastructure, energy, data, and critical minerals needed to develop and deploy advanced systems. As capabilities advance, existing risks may grow in scale and complexity, while increasingly autonomous systems could create new challenges, including the possibility of diminishing human control over consequential decisions and actions. Although Council members’ interest in AI has grown since 2023, the Council’s engagement has remained sporadic, uneven across agenda items, and politically contested.

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Security Council Elections 2026

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The Security Council and the Power of the Pen

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15 May 2026

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Over 25 years since the Security Council adopted resolution 1265 in 1999, establishing the protection of civilians (PoC) as a distinct agenda item, the long-observed gap between the protection framework that it has built and the reality experienced by civilians in armed conflict has never been wider. The Council has at its disposal well-established legal standards, operational tools, and reporting mechanisms developed through a substantial body of thematic and country-specific decisions. What it increasingly lacks is the political will and cohesion to apply them in the situations where they are most urgently needed. As civilian harm in armed conflict surges, the credibility of the Council’s protection framework—and its role in maintaining international peace and security—will be judged not by the norms it articulates but by its willingness to act on them.

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15 April 2026

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The search for the next UN Secretary-General is unfolding amid rising conflict, intensifying geopolitical tensions, and growing strain on multilateral institutions. At this moment of global uncertainty, the choice of the next Secretary-General will shape both the organisation’s credibility and its ability to navigate in an increasingly fraught international environment.

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27 March 2026

Maintaining International Peace and Security in the Age of Rapid Technological Change: Is the Security Council Wired for Purpose?

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Rapid advances in information and communications technology (ICTs), artificial intelligence (AI), and other new and emerging technologies are reshaping the parameters of international peace and security, influencing both the nature of conflict and the means by which it is prevented and managed. As technological convergence accelerates, risks are becoming more complex, interconnected, and difficult to anticipate. The implications of technological change are increasingly visible across issues already before the Security Council, including counter-terrorism, the protection of civilians, sanctions, peacekeeping, and women, peace and security. Yet Council engagement remains limited, fragmented, and politically contested, even as these technologies become more consequential for international peace and security.

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