What's In Blue
Latest post: Sat 7 Sep 2024Insights on the work of the UN Security Council
UN Peacekeeping Operations: Open Debate
On Monday (9 September), the Security Council will hold its annual meeting on UN peacekeeping pursuant to resolution 2378 of 20 September 2017. This resolution requested the Secretary-General to provide a comprehensive briefing on peacekeeping reform every 12 months. This year, Slovenia has chosen to convene a meeting with a focus on “Strengthening Peacekeeping: Reflections for the Future”. It will be held in an open debate format to allow the wider UN membership to provide their views. Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix; Comfort Ero, the President and CEO of the International Crisis Group (ICG); and Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the President and CEO of the International Peace Institute (IPI), are expected to brief.
Prior to the open debate, Council members that are supporters of the joint pledges on climate change, peace and security—France, Guyana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Switzerland, the UK, and the US—plan to hold a stakeout on this issue in the context of UN peacekeeping.
Continue reading-
This afternoon (5 September), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on Sudan, at the request of the UK (the penholder on the file). Director of the Operations and Advocacy Division at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian...
-
Today (5 September), following the closed consultations on the Syria chemical weapons track, Council members will discuss Venezuela under “any other business”. Ecuador requested that members address the situation in the country, where the results of the 28 July presidential...
-
Tomorrow afternoon (4 September), the Security Council is expected to hold a briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo and Director of the Operations and Advocacy Division...
-
Slovenia is the president of the Security Council in September. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (3 September). Slovenia has chosen to organise one signature event, a high-level open debate on “Leadership for...
-
At Switzerland’s invitation, members of the Security Council visited Geneva on 25 and 26 August to mark the 75th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. (For background information, see our 25 August What’s in Blue story.) On the afternoon of the informal visit’s...
-
At Switzerland’s invitation, members of the Security Council visited Geneva on 25 and 26 August to mark the 75th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. (For background information, see our 25 August What’s in Blue story.) On the second day of the informal...
-
At Switzerland’s invitation, members of the Security Council visited Geneva on 25 and 26 August to mark the 75th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. (For background information, see our 25 August What’s in Blue story.) The informal visit of...
-
This afternoon (29 August), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Switzerland and the UK called for the meeting in light of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza...
-
This morning (28 August), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending “the present mandate” of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for one year, until 31 August 2025. UNIFIL was most recently renewed through...
-
Tomorrow morning (28 August), the Security Council will hold a briefing on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria. Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen and Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya are expected to brief on political and...
-
Tomorrow afternoon (28 August), the Security Council will hold a briefing on the situation in Ukraine. Slovenia and the US, the co-penholders on political issues in Ukraine, requested the meeting to discuss the political and security situation in the country. A...
-
At Switzerland’s invitation, members of the Security Council are visiting Geneva today and tomorrow (25 and 26 August) to mark the 75th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. According to a concept note prepared by Switzerland, the objective of this...
-
Tomorrow morning (22 August), the Security Council will hold an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland and a representative...
-
Tomorrow (21 August), the Security Council will hold an open debate on “A New Agenda for Peace–Addressing Global, Regional and National Aspects of Conflict Prevention” under the “Peacebuilding and sustaining peace” agenda item. Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and...
-
Tomorrow morning (20 August), the Security Council will hold an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the situation in Libya. Deputy Special Representative and Political Officer in Charge of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Stephanie Koury will brief...
