Ukraine

  • May 2023

    Ukraine

    Monthly Forecast

    In May, the Security Council may hold one or more meetings on the situation in Ukraine, depending on developments on the ground.

  • This morning (28 April), Security Council members will hold an Arria-formula meeting titled “Addressing the Abduction and Deportation of Children During Armed Conflict: Concrete Steps for Accountability and Prevention”. The meeting is being co-hosted by Albania, France, and the US,...

  • Tomorrow morning (10 April), as one of the signature events of its presidency, Russia will convene an open debate on “Risks stemming from violations of the agreements regulating the export of weapons and military equipment” under the “Threats to international...

  • 4 April 2023

    Ukraine: Arria-formula meeting

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    Tomorrow morning (5 April), Russia will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “Children and Armed Conflict: Ukrainian Crisis. Evacuating Children From Conflict Zone”. The expected briefers include Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights; Daria Morozova, Commissioner for Human Rights...

  • April 2023

    Ukraine

    Monthly Forecast

    In April, the Security Council may hold one or more meetings on the situation in Ukraine, depending on developments on the ground.

  • Tomorrow afternoon (27 March), the Security Council is expected to vote on a Russian-proposed draft resolution regarding the 26 September 2022 explosions that caused physical damage to the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea. The draft resolution in blue...

  • Tomorrow afternoon (17 March), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on the situation in Ukraine. The meeting was requested by Ecuador and France, the co-penholders on humanitarian issues in Ukraine. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths is expected...

  • March 2023

    Ukraine

    Monthly Forecast

    In March, the Security Council may hold one or more meetings on the situation in Ukraine, depending on developments on the ground.

  • 23 February 2023

    Ukraine: High-Level Briefing

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    Tomorrow morning (24 February), the Security Council will convene for a ministerial-level briefing on the situation in Ukraine to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country. Malta’s Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade Ian Borg...

  • Tomorrow morning (17 February), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on Ukraine under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. Russia requested the meeting to mark the eighth anniversary of the “Package of Measures for...

  • Tomorrow (8 February), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on Ukraine under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. Russia requested the meeting to discuss “the prospects for the peaceful settlement of the crisis around...

  • Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 was a seismic event with devastating consequences for the people of Ukraine and far-reaching effects on the global economy. The invasion is widely regarded as a flagrant violation of a fundamental tenet of international law and of the UN Charter: namely, the commitment to refrain from the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of a member state. It laid bare the Security Council’s inability to maintain international peace and security when one of its permanent members unilaterally decides to wage war.

  • February 2023

    Ukraine

    Monthly Forecast

    In February, the Security Council is expected to hold a high-level briefing on the situation in Ukraine to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country. Additional meetings on Ukraine are possible, depending on developments on the ground.

  • 19 January 2023

    Ukraine: Arria-formula Meeting

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    Tomorrow (20 January) at 10 am EST, Russia will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “The systematic war of Ukraine against the residents of Donbass: 2014 and Onwards”. The expected briefers include Arnaud Develay, a French attorney; Enrique Refoyo, a Spanish...

  • 12 January 2023

    Ukraine: Briefing

    What's in Blue

    Tomorrow afternoon (13 January), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on the situation in Ukraine. Albania and the US—the political co-penholders on Ukraine—requested the meeting with the aim of providing a comprehensive update on the political and humanitarian...