What's In Blue: December 2021
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This afternoon (30 December), the Security Council president (Niger) is expected to announce the results of the written voting procedure on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) for another four years, until 31 December...
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Tomorrow morning (22 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution on the 1988 Afghanistan sanctions regime, which addresses the provision of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. The draft text in blue determines that “humanitarian assistance and...
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Tomorrow afternoon (22 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution proposed by Mexico addressing the illicit transfer, destabilising accumulation and diversion of arms and related materials in violation of Council-mandated arms embargoes. The draft text...
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Tomorrow morning (22 December), Russia will convene a virtual Arria-formula meeting on “the situation with national minorities and the glorification of Nazism in the Baltic and Black Sea regions”. Fernand de Varennes, the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, is...
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Tomorrow (21 December), the Security Council will convene for 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 is expected to...
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Tomorrow (20 December), Security Council members will hold a closed Arria-formula meeting on “Preventing Civilian Impact of Malicious Cyber Activities”. The meeting is being organised by Estonia and the UK. The expected briefers are High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi...
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Tomorrow (20 December), Security Council members will discuss the situation in Ethiopia under “any other business”. The meeting was requested by Estonia, France, Ireland, Norway, the UK and the US. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths...
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Tomorrow (20 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 2022. France, the...
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On Monday (20 December), the Security Council will hold a briefing, followed by consultations, on humanitarian and political developments in Syria. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths will brief the Council in person on the humanitarian situation, while Special Envoy...
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This afternoon (17 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the Monitoring Team supporting the 1988 Afghanistan Sanctions Committee. The same Monitoring Team supports the 1988 Afghanistan Sanctions Committee and the...
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This afternoon (17 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing and updating the 1267/1989/2253 Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions regime. The draft text extends the mandates of the...
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Tomorrow (15 December), following the briefing and closed consultations on South Sudan, Security Council members will discuss the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) under “any other business”. The meeting was requested by the US,...
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Tomorrow (15 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 May 2022. (Abyei is the disputed area straddling the Sudan-South Sudan border.) On 15 November,...
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Tomorrow (15 December), the Security Council is expected to hold a briefing on South Sudan. Special Representative and head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Nicolas Haysom will brief on the Secretary-General’s latest 90-day report on South Sudan,...
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Tomorrow afternoon (14 December), the Security Council will convene for its biannual briefing on resolution 2231 of 20 July 2015, which endorsed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran’s nuclear programme (JCPOA). Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary...
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Tomorrow morning (14 December), the Security Council will hold its monthly briefing, followed by closed consultations, on Yemen. Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg and Acting Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Ramesh Rajasingham are expected to brief. Grundberg is likely...
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On Monday morning (13 December) the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution on climate change and security which was co-authored by Ireland and Niger, the co-penholders on the climate file. It says that the adverse effects...
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On Monday afternoon (13 December), Security Council members will hold closed consultations on the implementation of resolution 2532 of 1 July 2020 and resolution 2565 of 26 February, which demanded, respectively, a cessation of hostilities in all situations on the...
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Tomorrow (10 December), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on Sudan. Special Representative and head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) Volker Perthes is expected to brief on the Secretary-General’s latest 90-day report...
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Tomorrow (9 December), the Security Council will hold a high-level open debate on “security in the context of terrorism and climate change” under the agenda item “Maintenance of international peace and security”. The meeting, which is the signature event of...
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Tomorrow (7 December), the Security Council will convene for a briefing by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi under the agenda item “Briefing by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees”. Council members are expected to deliver statements...
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On Monday (6 December), the Security Council will convene for a briefing on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the DRC sanctions regime. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission...
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On Monday (6 December), Security Council members will hold an in-person Arria-formula meeting on the protection of education in conflict. Niger and Norway (the chair of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict), the co-penholders on resolution 2601 of...
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Today (3 December), the Security Council is scheduled to adopt a resolution authorising member states and regional organisations cooperating with Somali authorities to combat piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia for three months. The measures...
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Tomorrow (2 December), the Security Council will convene for a briefing on the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD). Christian Ritscher, the Special Adviser and Head of UNITAD, is expected to brief. UNITAD was...
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Niger is the president of the Security Council in December. The Council adopted its provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 December). As its signature event, Niger will convene an open debate on “Security in the context...