What's In Blue: January 2024
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This morning (31 January), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Algeria requested the meeting following the 26 January order issued by the International...
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Tomorrow morning (30 January), the Security Council is scheduled to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for another year, until 31 January 2025. The negotiations on the draft resolution appear to have...
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Tomorrow morning (30 January), Security Council members will hold closed consultations on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”, following the vote on the mandate renewal of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). Senior Humanitarian and...
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Tomorrow afternoon (29 January), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations to consider the situation between Ethiopia and Somalia under the “Peace and security in Africa” agenda item. Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Horn of Africa Hanna...
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Tomorrow afternoon (25 January), the Security Council will convene for two meetings on Ukraine. The first is a private meeting that will be held at 3 pm EST under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item.* Initiated by France,...
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Tomorrow morning (25 January), 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 is expected to brief on recent developments in...
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Tomorrow afternoon (23 January), the Security Council will hold its quarterly open debate on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Stéphane Séjourné will chair the meeting. UN Secretary-General António...
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Tomorrow morning (22 January), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on Ukraine under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. Russia requested the meeting to discuss the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine. Deputy to...
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On Monday afternoon (22 January), Guyana, Japan, and Mozambique will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace through Comprehensive Approaches–Investment in People, including Empowerment of Women”. Briefings are expected from Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia, and...
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Tomorrow morning (18 January), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific Mohammed Khaled Khiari is expected to brief. The US, supported...
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This morning (16 January), following the consultations on Yemen, Security Council members will discuss the recent visit to South Sudan by members of the Informal Experts Group (IEG) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). The meeting, which will be held...
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Tomorrow morning (16 January), Security Council members will hold closed consultations on Yemen. UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya, and Head of the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) Major...
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Tomorrow afternoon (12 January), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Algeria requested the meeting to discuss the threat of forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza. Under-Secretary-General for...
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Tomorrow afternoon (11 January), the Security Council will hold an open 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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Today (10 January), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution on recent Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, which was authored by Japan and the US.* The co-penholders formally circulated an initial draft of the resolution...
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Tomorrow afternoon (10 January), Security Council members will hold closed consultations on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Malta requested the meeting to discuss the implementation of resolution 2712 of 15 November 2023, which called for...
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Tomorrow morning (10 January), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on the situation in Ukraine. Ecuador and France, the co-penholders on humanitarian issues in Ukraine, requested the meeting. Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo and...
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Tomorrow (3 January), the Security Council is expected to hold a briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea under the “Maintenance of international peace and security” agenda item. Ecuador, France, Guyana, Japan, Malta, the...
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France is the president of the Security Council in January. While France will not be pursuing a signature event in January, the quarterly open debate on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” will be elevated to...
