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Latest post: Mon 20 Apr 2026Insights on the work of the UN Security Council
Syria: Briefing and Consultations
On Wednesday afternoon (22 April), the Security Council will hold a briefing on Syria. Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Claudio Cordone, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher, and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Vanessa Frazier are the anticipated briefers. Closed consultations are scheduled to follow the open briefing.
The Middle East crisis triggered on 28 February by Israeli and US military strikes on Iran has also impacted Syria. Falling debris from Iranian missiles and drones intercepted while transiting over the country’s territory has caused civilian casualties, and over 250,000 people have crossed into Syria in search of safety amid intensified hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Additionally, throughout March and early April, pro-Iranian militias operating in Iraq reportedly launched multiple cross-border missile and drone attacks at military bases in northeastern and southeastern Syria, ostensibly to target US forces based there. No casualties were reported in the strikes. On 16 April, the US reportedly finalised the redeployment of its forces out of Syria and the handing over of bases to the interim government—a process which started in 2025.
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Tomorrow morning (21 April), the Security Council will hold its quarterly briefing on Colombia. Special Representative and Head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia Miroslav Jenča will brief on recent developments and the Secretary-General’s latest 90-day report on the mission, which was...
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On Monday afternoon (20 April), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Ukraine. The meeting was requested by Ukraine in a 14 April letter following large-scale Russian aerial attacks on the city of Dnipro and other cities across Ukraine...
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This afternoon (17 April), Security Council members are expected to hold closed consultations on Sudan, at the request of Denmark and the UK (the penholder on the file). Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Sudan Pekka Haavisto is expected to...
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Tomorrow morning (17 April), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on the situation in South Sudan and the work of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS Anita Kiki Gbeho is expected to...
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Tomorrow morning (15 April), the Security Council will hold an open briefing 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 biannual report on the implementation of...
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Tomorrow morning (14 April), the Security Council will hold a briefing on Yemen. UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg and Director of the Crisis Response Division at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Edem Wosornu are...
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Tomorrow morning (14 April), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution reauthorising measures contained in resolution 2146 of 19 March 2014 related to the illicit export of petroleum from Libya. The draft text, which was authored by the...
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Tomorrow morning (9 April), the Security Council will convene for its first regular briefing this year on the situation in Kosovo. Special Representative and Head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Peter Due is expected to brief...
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Tomorrow morning (7 April) at 11 am EST, the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution which strongly encourages states interested in the use of commercial maritime routes in the Strait of Hormuz to coordinate efforts of...
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This afternoon (2 April), the Security Council is expected to adopt a presidential statement on cooperation between the UN and the League of Arab States (LAS) following its meeting on the topic that began at 3 pm EST. Bahraini Minister...
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Tomorrow morning (2 April), the Security Council will hold a high-level briefing under the agenda item “Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace and security”, focusing on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Bahraini...
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Bahrain is the president of the Security Council in April. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 April). Bahrain has chosen to organise four signature events. One is a high-level open debate on maritime...
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Today (26 March) at 4:30 pm, Security Council members will discuss the situation in Sudan under “any other business” following the discussion on the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in closed consultations. The UK (the penholder on the file) and Denmark, supported...
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Tomorrow morning (26 March), the Security Council will convene for an open 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 Democratic...
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Tomorrow afternoon (24 March), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” (MEPQ). At the time of writing, two briefers were expected. The first is Deputy Special Coordinator and...
