Syria

  • Tomorrow morning (6 March) Council members will receive their monthly briefing on emerging issues by the head of the Department of Political Affairs, B. Lynn Pascoe. It seems Pascoe is likely to focus on the situation in Syria, Camp Ashraf...

  • 1 March 2012

    Syria Press Statement

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    This morning (1 March), Council members are still working on a press statement on the failure of the Syrian government to authorise, in a timely manner, access for Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, to assess...

  • 3 February 2012

    Syria Draft Resolution in Blue

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    Yesterday evening (2 February), following a second round of Council negotiations at the permanent representative level, the Moroccan draft resolution on Syria was put in blue (S/2012/77). (In general, a resolution is put in blue 24 hours before it is...

  • 1 February 2012

    Syria Resolution Negotiations

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    This afternoon (1 February) Council members will continue negotiations, at permanent representative level, on a Syria draft resolution introduced by Morocco last Friday. (Russia also circulated a revision of its December draft resolution on 30 January.) The Moroccan draft resolution...

  • 27 January 2012

    Council Consultations on Draft Syria Resolution

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    This afternoon (27 January) Council members are meeting in informal consultations to discuss Syria. Morocco is likely to introduce a draft resolution calling for an end to the violence in Syria and supporting the Arab League’s Action Plan of 2...

  • 9 January 2012

    DPA Briefing on Syria

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    Tomorrow (10 January), Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe will brief Security Council members on Syria during the Council’s monthly “horizon scanning” briefing. (The monthly DPA briefing usually covers a number of emerging issues of concern and while it...

  • 22 December 2011

    Negotiations on Syria Draft Resolution

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    It seems Council members will have a further meeting at expert level at 3 p.m. today (Thursday, 22 December) to continue negotiations on a draft resolution on Syria circulated by Russia on 15 December. However, at press time Russia had...

  • 16 December 2011

    Draft Resolution on Syria

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    Council members appear to be considering a draft resolution on Syria circulated by Russia on 15 December. (Russia called for emergency informal consultations on the Middle East earlier the same day.) It seems that Council members will meet at expert...

  • 12 December 2011

    Briefing on the Middle East

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    This afternoon (Monday, 12 December) Council members will be briefed in informal consultations by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, on the situation in the Middle East. Her briefing is expected to largely focus on Syria but Council...

  • 13 October 2011

    Monthly DPA Briefing

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    Tomorrow (14 October) Council members will have their monthly briefing on emerging issues by DPA head, B. Lynn Pascoe. It seems the briefing will focus on Somalia, Madagascar and UN sanctions committees and their panels of experts. It is possible...

  • 3 October 2011

    Vote on a Syria Resolution

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    It seems that the Council may vote on a draft resolution on Syria tomorrow afternoon (4 October). Last week Council members had two sessions of negotiations at permanent representative level on the draft text. Following the second meeting on Thursday,...

  • 28 September 2011

    Council Negotiations on Syria Resolution

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    This afternoon Council members will start negotiations at permanent representative level on a revised European draft on Syria. The draft was circulated to Council members yesterday evening. It seems that Russia has also circulated a draft text on Syria but...

  • 25 August 2011

    Syria Sanctions Resolution

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    Council members are expected to discuss a draft resolution on Syria circulated by the UK on Tuesday (23 August) at both expert and permanent representative level. However, it is still unclear if Russia will attend. It had earlier indicated it...

  • 22 August 2011

    Monthly DPA Briefing on Emerging Issues

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    This afternoon Council members will have their monthly briefing on emerging or significant issues by the Department of Political Affairs head, B. Lynn Pascoe. It seems the briefing was originally going to focus on the constitutional crisis in Nepal and...

  • 17 August 2011

    Security Council Briefing on Syria

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    On Thursday, 18 August, Security Council members are expecting a briefing during consultations from Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos and High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay. It seems Amos is likely to brief the Council on humanitarian...