Sudan

  • 29 October 2025

    Sudan: Briefing and Consultations

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    Tomorrow morning (30 October), the Security Council is expected to hold an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on Sudan. It appears that the meeting had been previously scheduled for early November, in keeping with resolution 2715 of 1 December...

  • 1 October 2025

    Sudan: Closed Consultations

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    This afternoon (1 October), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on Sudan. The meeting was requested by Denmark, France, Greece, Panama, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Slovenia, and the UK (the penholder on the file) to receive an update...

  • Tomorrow morning (12 September), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the 1591 Sudan sanctions regime—including targeted sanctions (asset freezes and travel bans) and an arms embargo—for another year, until 12 September 2026. The negotiations were apparently...

  • September 2025

    Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    In September, the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution to extend the Sudan sanctions regime, which expires on 12 September. The mandate of the Panel of Experts assisting the 1591 Sudan Sanctions Committee expires on 12 March 2026.

  • 4 August 2025

    Sudan: Closed Consultations

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    This afternoon (4 August), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on Sudan. The meeting was requested by Denmark and the UK (the penholder on the file) to receive an update on the humanitarian and political situations in the country,...

  • July 2025

    Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    In July, the Security Council is expected to receive the semi-annual briefing on the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) activities related to the situation in Darfur. ICC Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan is expected to brief.

  • 26 June 2025

    Sudan: Briefing and Consultations

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    Tomorrow morning (27 June), the Security Council will hold an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on Sudan. The meeting is being held pursuant to resolution 2715 of 1 December 2023, which requested the Secretary-General to provide a briefing every 120 days on...

  • 12 June 2025

    Sudan: Closed Consultations*

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    On Monday afternoon (16 June), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on Sudan. Denmark, Slovenia, and the UK (the penholder on the file) requested the meeting to receive an update on the humanitarian situation in the country. Assistant...

  • June 2025

    Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    In June, the Security Council is expected to receive the regular 120-day briefing on the situation in Sudan. The Council is also expected to be briefed on the work of the 1591 Sudan Sanctions Committee.

  • 18 May 2025

    Sudan: Private Meeting*

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    Tomorrow morning (19 May), the Security Council will convene for a private meeting to discuss the political, security, and humanitarian situations in Sudan. Greece, May’s Council president, scheduled the meeting following significant interest from Council members in discussing the situation in...

  • 15 April 2025

    Sudan: Closed Consultations

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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...

  • 12 March 2025

    Sudan: Briefing

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    Tomorrow morning (13 March), the Security Council will hold a briefing on the situation in Sudan. Denmark and the UK (the penholder on the file) requested the meeting to address the protection of civilians and the humanitarian consequences of the...

  • March 2025

    Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    In March, the Council is expected to hold a briefing on the work of the 1591 Sudan Sanctions Committee. One or more additional meetings on Sudan could be held in March depending on developments, given the unstable situation in the country.

  • 25 February 2025

    Sudan: Briefing and Consultations

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    Tomorrow morning (26 February), the Security Council is expected to receive the regular 120-day briefing on the situation in Sudan pursuant to resolution 2715 of 1 December 2023 followed by closed consultations. Director of the Operations and Advocacy Division at the...

  • 15 February 2025

    Sudan Sanctions: Vote on a Draft Resolution*

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    On Monday morning (17 February), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the Panel of Experts (PoE) assisting the 1591 Sudan Sanctions Committee for another year, until 12 March 2026. The US, the penholder...