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Latest post: Wed 29 Mar 2023Insights on the work of the UN Security Council
Open Debate: Silencing the Guns in Africa
On Thursday (30 March), the Security Council will hold an open debate on “Peace and security in Africa: The impact of development policies in the implementation of the Silencing the Guns initiative”. The anticipated briefers are: Cristina Duarte, Special Adviser of the UN Secretary-General on Africa; Mohamed Ibn Chambas, High Representative of the AU for the Silencing the Guns Initiative; Mirko Manzoni, Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Mozambique; and a civil society representative. President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi of Mozambique is expected to chair the meeting.
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This morning (29 March), the Security Council will convene for a briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including the work of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO). Special Representative...
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Tomorrow (28 March), the Security Council will convene for a high-level debate on “Countering terrorism and preventing violent extremism conducive to terrorism by strengthening cooperation between the UN and regional organisations and mechanisms” under the agenda item “Threats to international...
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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...
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Tomorrow morning (27 March), the Security Council will hold a private meeting on the situation in Somalia. This meeting will be convened pursuant to resolution 2670 of 21 December 2022, which extended the operational timeline for the drawdown of the...
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Tomorrow morning (24 March), there will be an Arria-formula meeting organised by Russia, titled “Risks Stemming from the Politicization of the activities of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons [OPCW]”. Ali Asghar Soltanieh, the President of the Vienna...
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This afternoon (23 March), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the Panel of Experts assisting the 1718 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Sanctions Committee. The US, the penholder on the...
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Tomorrow morning (23 March), Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen and OCHA Acting Director of Operations and Advocacy Tareq Talahma are expected to provide the monthly briefings on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria, respectively. Consultations are scheduled to...
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Security Council Report (SCR) accompanied Council members on their visiting mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which took place from 9 to 12 March and was co-led by France and Gabon. SCR covered the visiting mission in...
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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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Tomorrow morning (22 March), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland is expected to brief. Closed consultations...
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Tomorrow morning (20 March), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS). Special Representative and head of UNITAMS Volker Perthes is expected to brief on...
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Tomorrow (20 March), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia, and the Americas Miroslav Jenča is expected to brief. Albania, Ecuador, France, Japan, Malta,...
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Tomorrow afternoon (20 March), Security Council members will hold an Arria-formula meeting on “Integrating the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) Persons into the Council’s Mandate for Maintaining International Peace and Security”. The meeting is being...
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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...
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Tomorrow morning (17 March), Albania and the US will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)”. The meeting is being co-sponsored by Japan and non-Council member the Republic of...
