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July 2015
Overview
Monthly Forecast
New Zealand will hold the Council’s presidency in July. Read more
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July 2015
Status Update
Monthly Forecast
Recent developments on situations covered in this Forecast are in the relevant briefs. Interesting developments on other issues are included in this Status Update of Security Council activity in June 2015. Read more
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29 June 2015
Wrap-Up Session on Council’s Work in June
What's in Blue
Tomorrow afternoon (30 June), the Security Council will hold a wrap-up session for the month of June during which Malaysia held the Council presidency. This is only the third wrap-up session to be held in 2015. (Chile and France held... Read more
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25 June 2015
SC/11944
UN Documents
This press statement positively took note of the Special Envoy's "principles" for advancing UN-brokered consultations, and reaffirmed the Council's call on Yemeni parties to engage in talks without preconditions. Read more
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12 June 2015
Cross-Cutting Report on Children and Armed Conflict
Research Report
This is Security Council Report’s seventh Cross-Cutting Report on Children and Armed Conflict, continuing a series that began in 2008. Read more
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2 June 2015
Security Council’s June Programme of Work
What's in Blue
This morning Council members adopted their programme of work for June. Malaysia, the president of the Council this month, and chair of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, has chosen as its centerpiece an open debate on children... Read more
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2 June 2015
SC/11915
UN Documents
This press statement expressed deep disappointment that consultations in Geneva, scheduled for 28 May, did not take place and urged Yemeni stakeholders to participate in inclusive negotiations as soon as possible in good faith and without preconditions. Read more
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June 2015
Overview
Monthly Forecast
Malaysia will hold the Council’s presidency in June. Read more
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June 2015
Status Update
Monthly Forecast
Recent developments on situations covered in this Forecast are in the relevant briefs. Interesting developments on other issues are included in this Status Update of Security Council activity in May 2015. Read more
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June 2015
Children and Armed Conflict
Monthly Forecast
In June the Security Council will hold its second open debate this year on children and armed conflict. The debate, which will be chaired by Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Dato' Sri Anifah Aman, is expected to focus on the Secretary-General’s annual report on children and armed conflict. (Malaysia is the chair of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict.) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Leila Zerrougui, as well as representatives from the UN Children’s Fund and civil society, are expected to speak. Read more
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12 May 2015
SC/11888
UN Documents
This was a press statement on the humanitarian situation in Yemen, which also welcomed the five-day humanitarian pause in the conflict. Read more
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4 May 2015
Security Council’s May Programme of Work
What's in Blue
Earlier today (4 May), the Council adopted its programme of work for the month of May, during which Lithuania will hold the Council presidency. Although the programme of work was only officially adopted today, the Council had its first meeting... Read more
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May 2015
Overview
Monthly Forecast
Lithuania will hold the Council presidency for May. Read more
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May 2015
Syria
Monthly Forecast
In May, Council members expect to receive their regular monthly briefings on the chemical weapons and humanitarian tracks in Syria. While there is no outcome planned at press time, it seemed possible that the crisis in Yarmouk will refocus the Council’s attention this month on the use of siege tactics in Syria. Read more
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May 2015
Small Arms
Monthly Forecast
In May, the Council will hold an open debate at the initiative of Lithuania to consider the Secretary-General’s biennial report on small arms. Lithuania has circulated a concept note highlighting the human cost of illicit small arms as a key focus for the debate and has proposed a resolution as an outcome. Read more
