What's In Blue: August 2022

• 7 August 2022

  The Middle East, including the Palestinian Question: Emergency Meeting   

  Tomorrow (8 August), following the open debate on “Peace and security in Africa: Capacity-building for sustaining peace”, the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Middle East including the Palestinian Question

• 5 August 2022

  An Open Debate on “Peace and security in Africa: Capacity-building for sustaining peace”

  On Monday (8 August), the Security Council will hold an open debate on “Peace and security in Africa: Capacity-building for sustaining peace”, one of the signature events of China’s August Council presidency. Bankole Adeoye, the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace... Tags: Insights of Peacebuilding

• 3 August 2022

  Democratic Republic of the Congo: Consultations

  Tomorrow morning (4 August), Security Council members are expected to hold consultations on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix is expected to brief, following his 28-29 July visit to Kinshasa, where he met... Tags: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Insights on Africa, MONUSCO

• 1 August 2022

  Programme of Work for August 2022

  China is the president of the Security Council in August. The Council adopted its provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 August). In his briefing to the UN press corps this afternoon on China’s monthly presidency, Ambassador... Tags: Insights on Working Methods, Security Council Working Methods