Protection of Civilians
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On 28 July, Security Council members will hold an informal interactive dialogue (IID) to discuss an OCHA white note on food security risks in Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Haiti. OCHA Assistant Secretary-General Joyce Msuya,...
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Tomorrow morning (23 May), the Security Council will hold its annual open debate on the protection of civilians (PoC) in armed conflict. Switzerland, May’s Council President, is convening the debate as a ministerial-level signature event. Secretary-General António Guterres, ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric...
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In May, the Security Council will hold its annual open debate on the protection of civilians (PoC) in armed conflict. Switzerland, the Council president for the month, is convening the debate as a ministerial-level signature event with an expected focus on food insecurity and the protection of essential services in conflict situations. Secretary-General António Guterres, ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, and a female civil society representative are expected to brief. President of the Swiss Confederation Alain Berset will chair the meeting.
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Tomorrow (22 March), Mozambique and Switzerland will convene a ministerial-level Arria-formula meeting on “Protection of civilians: Achieving a better protection of water-related essential services and infrastructure for the civilian population during armed conflicts”. The Minister of Public Works, Housing and...
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In November, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi will brief the Council. The briefing will focus on the situation of refugees in several country-specific situations on the Council’s agenda. No outcome is expected.
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Tomorrow afternoon (15 September), the Security Council is expected to hold a briefing on armed conflict and food security, under the “Protection of civilians in armed conflict” agenda item. Brazil and Ireland, the Council’s focal points on conflict and hunger,...
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On Monday morning (6 June), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on the situation in Ukraine. The focus of the meeting will be on conflict-related sexual violence and human trafficking in the context of the war in...
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Tomorrow (25 May), the Security Council will hold its annual open debate on the protection of civilians (PoC) in armed conflict. The expected briefers are OCHA’s Director of the Coordination Division Ramesh Rajasingham, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)...
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Tomorrow (24 May) at 4:30 pm EST in the ECOSOC Chamber, Ireland will host an Arria-formula meeting on the protection of journalists. The expected briefers are Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to...
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On Thursday (19 May), the Security Council will hold a ministerial-level open debate on conflict and food security under the agenda item “Maintenance of international peace and security”. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will chair the meeting. Secretary-General António...
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In May, the Security Council is expected to hold a briefing on conflict and food security as a signature event of the US Council presidency.
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In May, the Council will hold its annual open debate on the protection of civilians (PoC) in armed conflict. Council members are expected to receive the Secretary-General’s annual PoC report by mid-May.
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Tomorrow (21 April), Security Council members will hold an Arria-formula meeting on conflict and hunger. Ireland is organising the meeting, which will be broadcast on UN TV. The expected briefers are Chief Economist at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...
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Tomorrow (25 March) at 10 am in the ECOSOC chamber, Mexico will organise an Arria-formula meeting on “ensuring access to mental health and psychosocial support in conflict, post-conflict, and humanitarian settings”. The expected briefers are Dévora Kestel, Director of the...
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Tomorrow (25 January), the Security Council will hold a high-level open debate on the protection of civilians (POC), under the theme “Wars in cities: protection of civilians in urban settings”. The meeting, which is one of the signature events of...
