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Yemen: Vote on a Draft Resolution Extending the Monitoring Requirement on Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea and Monthly Briefing and Consultations*
Tomorrow morning (14 January), the Security Council is expected to hold a meeting under the “Maintenance of international peace and security” agenda item to vote on a draft resolution extending until 15 July the monthly reporting requirement for the Secretary-General on attacks by the Houthi rebel group in Yemen on merchant and commercial vessels in the Red Sea.
Additionally, the Council will hold its monthly open briefing and closed consultations on Yemen. UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg and Director of the Coordination Division at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Ramesh Rajasingham are expected to brief. The Officer-in-Charge of the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA), Mari Yamashita, is scheduled to brief in the closed consultations.
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On Monday morning (12 January), Somalia will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “Advancing New Paradigms for Peacebuilding: Fortifying Inclusive and Sustainable Approaches to Peacemaking”. Ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman (Somalia) and Ambassador Ricklef Johannes Beutin (Germany), the Chair of the Peacebuilding...
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This morning (5 January), the Security Council will hold an open briefing under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. Council member Colombia requested the emergency meeting following the US’ 3 January military operation in Venezuela, during which...
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Somalia is the president of the Security Council in January. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (2 January). Somalia intends to organise one signature event, an open debate titled “Reaffirming international rule of law: pathways to reinvigorating peace, justice,...
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This afternoon (29 December), the Security Council is expected to adopt a presidential statement marking the 30th anniversary of the General Framework Agreement for Peace (GFAP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), also known as the Dayton Peace Agreement. Slovenia authored...
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On Monday morning (29 December), Russia will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “Risks and Challenges Emanating from Uncontrolled Use of Low Earth Orbit Satellites”. Alexey Borodin, Director-General of the Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications; and Victor Strelets, Chairman...
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On Monday (29 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) until 5 January 2029. The US, the penholder on counter-terrorism, authored the draft text. CTED’s...
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This afternoon (23 December), the Security Council will hold an open briefing under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. Venezuela requested an urgent Council meeting in a 17 December letter, citing escalating tensions resulting from “US aggression”...
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Tomorrow morning (23 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the authorisation of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) for another year, until 31 December 2026. The UK, the penholder...
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Tomorrow morning (23 December), the Security Council is scheduled to hold a briefing under the “Non-Proliferation” agenda item to discuss the implementation of resolution 2231 of 20 July 2015, which endorsed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear programme. The...
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This afternoon (22 December), the Security Council will hold an open briefing to discuss the situation in Sudan. The meeting was requested by Sudan in a 13 December letter citing intensified attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a Sudanese paramilitary...
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This afternoon (19 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) for one year, until 20 December 2026. France,...
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This afternoon (18 December), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on West Africa and the Sahel. Deputy Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel Barrie Freeman is expected to brief on the Secretary-General’s latest report on the...
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Tomorrow morning (18 December), the Security Council will hold its monthly open briefing and closed consultations on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria. Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo and Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya...
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This afternoon (16 December), Security Council members will hold an informal interactive dialogue (IID) on the situation in Sudan.[1] The UK, as penholder, and Denmark are convening the meeting against the backdrop of the ongoing crisis in Sudan and the...
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On Tuesday morning (16 December), the Security Council will hold an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” (MEPQ). Deputy Special Coordinator and Resident Coordinator at the Office of the...
