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Latest post: Fri 25 Apr 2025Insights on the work of the UN Security Council
Non-proliferation: Private Meeting
On Monday afternoon (28 April), the Security Council will hold a private meeting on non-proliferation. France—the Council president for April—is convening the meeting, which will be chaired by French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi will brief the Council.
A concept note that France sent to Council members apparently says that the meeting is intended to provide a “comprehensive view” of the nuclear non-proliferation regime, which is “facing increasingly serious challenges”. Recalling that preparations are underway for the next Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)—expected to take place in the summer of 2026—the concept note emphasises the Council’s responsibility to address this security issue and to support the nuclear non-proliferation architecture, which is built on the NPT as its “cornerstone”.
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Tomorrow (23 April), China will convene an Arria-formula meeting on “The Impact of Unilateralism and Bullying Practices on International Relations”. The expected briefers are Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University and President of the...
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Tomorrow morning (22 April), the Security Council will hold its quarterly briefing on Colombia. Special Representative and Head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia Carlos Ruiz Massieu will brief on recent developments and the Secretary-General’s latest 90-day report on...
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On Monday morning (21 April), the Security Council will hold an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on Haiti. Special Representative and Head of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) María Isabel Salvador will brief on recent developments in...
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This afternoon (17 April), the Security Council will convene for a private meeting followed by closed consultations on the situation in Ukraine, under the agenda items “Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine” and “Threats to international peace and security”,...
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This afternoon (16 April), the Security Council will hold an open briefing, followed by closed 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 biannual report on...
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Tomorrow morning (16 April), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS Nicholas Haysom will brief on the Secretary-General’s latest 90-day report (S/2025/211),...
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This afternoon (15 April), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on Sudan, at the request of Denmark, Slovenia, and the UK (who is the penholder on the file). The consultations are expected to focus on the country’s humanitarian...
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This afternoon (11 April), Council members will hold an informal interactive dialogue (IID) on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (IIDs are closed informal meetings that allow for the participation of non-Council members. There is no formal record of...
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Tomorrow morning (10 April), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Syria. Algeria and Somalia requested the meeting after the Permanent Mission of Syria to the UN sent a 7 April letter to the Council (S/2025/216) concerning recent Israeli...
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Tomorrow morning (9 April), the Security Council will convene for a private meeting on Somalia. Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the UN Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS) James Swan will brief on the Secretary-General’s latest report (S/2025/194) on...
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Tomorrow afternoon (8 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) Caroline Ziadeh is expected to brief on...
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This afternoon (4 April), Security Council members will hold an Arria-formula meeting on artificial intelligence (AI) titled “Harnessing safe, inclusive, trustworthy AI for the maintenance of international peace and security”. The meeting is being organised by Greece, together with France...
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Tomorrow (4 April), Sierra Leone will convene an Arria-formula meeting on “Small Arms Control and Weapons Management in UN Sanctions Regimes”. The meeting is being co-sponsored by Algeria, Guyana, and Somalia. The expected briefers are Director and Deputy to the...
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This afternoon (3 April), the Security Council will hold a briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” (MEPQ). Algeria—supported by China, Pakistan, Russia, and Somalia—requested the briefing as an emergency meeting to discuss the escalating...
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Tomorrow (2 April), Russia will convene an Arria-formula meeting on Ukraine titled “Disinformation and Sabotage of Peace in Ukraine”. The briefers had not been confirmed at the time of writing. The meeting will begin at 3 pm EST and take...
