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Latest post: Wed 2 Nov 2022Insights on the work of the UN Security Council
Ukraine: Vote on Draft Resolution
This afternoon (2 November), following the debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Security Council is expected to vote on a Russian-proposed draft resolution invoking article VI of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). The BWC prohibits the development, production, acquisition, transfer, stockpiling and use of biological and toxin weapons. If the draft resolution is adopted, it will establish the first Security Council-mandated investigation into alleged breaches of the BWC.
At the time of writing, it appeared unlikely that the Russian draft Security Council resolution would garner the requisite support. Absent a veto, a draft resolution on non-procedural matters requires nine out of 15 votes to be adopted.
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Tomorrow (2 November) at 1:15 pm EST, Albania and the US will convene an Arria-formula meeting on the ongoing protests in Iran. The expected briefers are Javaid Rehman, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic...
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Tomorrow afternoon (2 November), the Security Council will hold its semi-annual debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Council members are also expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the authorisation of the EU-led multinational stabilisation force (EUFOR ALTHEA) for an additional...
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Ghana is the president of the Security Council in November. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 November). Ghana has chosen to convene two signature events during its presidency. There will be a...
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Tomorrow morning (31 October), 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, citing allegations of a 29 October attack against its ships in...
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Tomorrow morning (31 October), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) for one year, until 31 October 2023. The Council last renewed UNSOM’s mandate through resolution 2632...
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Tomorrow morning (28 October), the Security Council will hold its quarterly open debate on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland will brief. Representatives of Israel and...
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Tomorrow morning (28 October), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) for one year, until 31 October 2023. The draft text in blue maintains UNSMIL’s...
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This afternoon (27 October), the Security Council will convene for two meetings on Ukraine under the agenda item “Threats to international peace and security”, both of which were requested by Russia. In requesting the first meeting, which will be held...
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This morning (27 October), Security Council members are expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia until 31 October 2023. The UK and Mexico co-authored the draft text in blue, which...
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Tomorrow morning (27 October), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 October 2023. The US, the penholder on Western Sahara,...
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Tomorrow morning (27 October), the Security Council will receive a briefing on the Secretary-General’s most recent report on the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), which covers the period from 15 April to 3 October. Assistant Secretary-General for Africa...
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This afternoon (26 October), following the private meeting on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing under the agenda item “maintenance of international peace and security”. The meeting was requested by Russia...
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Tomorrow morning (26 October), the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the Great Lakes region. Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region Huang Xia will brief on the Secretary-General’s latest semi-annual report on the implementation...
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This morning (25 October), the Security Council will hold a briefing on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria, which will feature briefings from Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen and OCHA Director of Operations and Advocacy Reena Ghelani,...
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Tomorrow (24 October), Security Council members will hold a closed Arria-formula meeting titled “Engaging Afghanistan”. The meeting has been organised by Norway, the penholder on the file, and will take place at the offices of Norway’s permanent mission to the...
