What's In Blue: July 2025
-
On Tuesday morning (29 July), the Security Council will hold a briefing on “Adapting peace operations for the pursuit of political solutions – priorities and challenges” under the “Maintenance of international peace and security” agenda item. Pakistan, July’s Council president,...
-
Tomorrow morning (28 July), the Security Council will hold its monthly meeting on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria. UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen and Director of the Operations and Advocacy Division at the UN Office for...
-
On Tuesday morning (29 July), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the sanctions measures imposed on armed groups operating in the Central African Republic (CAR) until 31 July 2026, and the mandate of the Panel of...
-
This afternoon (25 July), the Security Council will hold an urgent private meeting under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item to discuss the clashes that erupted yesterday (24 July) along the Cambodia-Thailand border. Pakistan, July’s Council president,...
-
Tomorrow morning (25 July), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Ukraine. Council members Denmark, France, Greece, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Slovenia, and the UK requested the meeting to receive an update on political and humanitarian developments in...
-
Tomorrow morning (24 July), the Security Council will convene for a briefing under the agenda item “Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations”, focusing on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime...
-
Tomorrow (23 July), the Security Council will hold its quarterly open debate on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” (MEPQ). Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, is expected to chair...
-
Tomorrow (22 July), the Security Council will hold a high-level open debate on “Promoting International Peace and Security through Multilateralism and Peaceful Settlement of Disputes”. Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, is expected to...
-
Tomorrow morning (18 July), the Security Council will hold its quarterly 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 the...
-
This afternoon (17 July), the Security Council will hold an emergency briefing on the situation in Syria. The meeting was requested by Syria in a letter dated 16 July (S/2025/470). Algeria and Somalia supported the meeting request. Assistant Secretary-General for...
-
Tomorrow morning (15 July), Security Council members will hold an informal interactive dialogue (IID) on enhancing regional counter-terrorism cooperation in West Africa and the Sahel. Briefings are expected from the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the...
-
On Monday morning (14 July), the Security Council is scheduled to vote on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the UN Mission to support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) for another six and a half months, until 28 January 2026....
-
On Monday morning (14 July), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) for another six and a half months, until 31 January 2026. Panama and...
-
Tomorrow afternoon (9 July), Sierra Leone will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “The Global Race for Critical Minerals: Addressing Resource-Driven Insecurity in Africa”. Guyana and incoming Council members the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Liberia are co-sponsoring the...
-
Tomorrow morning (9 July), the Security Council will hold its monthly open briefing and closed consultations on Yemen. UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher will brief. A civil society representative will also brief...
-
Pakistan is the president of the Security Council in July. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 July). Pakistan will organise two signature events this month. The first is a high-level open debate...
