What's In Blue: August 2025
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This afternoon (29 August), the Security Council will hold an emergency open briefing on Ukraine. The meeting was requested by Ukraine in a letter it sent yesterday (28 August) following large-scale Russian aerial attacks conducted overnight on Kyiv and other...
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Tomorrow morning (29 August), Security Council members are expected to hold closed consultations on Iran. The session was requested by France and the UK after the two countries—along with Germany—circulated a letter today (28 August) notifying the Council that they...
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This morning (28 August), following the briefing on Haiti, the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for a final time until 31 December 2026, and...
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Tomorrow morning (28 August), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on Haiti. The meeting was requested by Panama and the US, the co-penholders on the file. The expected briefers are Secretary-General António Guterres, Executive Director of UNICEF...
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This afternoon (26 August) at 4 pm EST, the Security Council will convene for an open briefing under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. Russia requested the meeting to discuss recent developments in the investigation into the...
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On Wednesday morning (27 August), the Security Council will hold its regular monthly open briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” (MEPQ). Ramiz Alakbarov, the Deputy Special Coordinator and Resident Coordinator at the Office of the UN...
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Tomorrow morning (22 August), the Security Council will hold an emergency briefing to discuss the security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The US called for the meeting in light of a recent spate of armed group...
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Tomorrow morning (21 August), the Security Council will hold its monthly open briefing on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria. UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher are expected to brief....
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Tomorrow (19 August), the Security Council will convene for its annual open debate on conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). Panama, the Council president in August, has titled this year’s debate “Identifying innovative strategies to ensure access to life-saving services and protection...
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On Wednesday morning (20 August), the Security Council will convene for a briefing on the Secretary-General’s 21st biannual strategic-level report on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh). The expected briefers are Under-Secretary-General for...
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On Monday (18 August), Security Council members will discuss the situation in Georgia under “any other business” following the discussion on the situation in South Sudan in closed consultations. The Council’s European members (E5)—Denmark, France, Greece, Slovenia, and the UK—requested...
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On Monday morning (18 August), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO) Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee will...
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Tomorrow morning (10 August), the Security Council is expected to adopt a presidential statement on the situation in Syria. The draft text, authored by Denmark, is a response to sectarian violence that started on 13 July in Suweida, a Druze-majority governorate...
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On Sunday morning (10 August), the Security Council is expected to hold an emergency briefing under the agenda item “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question” (MEPQ). The Council’s European members—Denmark, France, Greece, Slovenia, and the UK—requested...
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On Monday (11 August), the Security Council will hold a high-level open debate titled “Maritime Security: Prevention, Innovation, and International Cooperation to Address Emerging Challenges” under the “Maintenance of international peace and security” agenda item. Panama’s President, José Raúl Mulino,...
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Tomorrow afternoon (5 August), the Security Council will hold an urgent briefing under the agenda item “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” (MEPQ). Israel requested the meeting in a letter dated 2 August to discuss the...
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Tomorrow morning (5 August), Russia will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “The Armed Forces of Ukraine Military Debacle in the Kursk Region: Preliminary Assessment”. Maxim Grigoriev, a member of the Russian Civic Chamber and Chairman of the International Public Tribunal...
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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,...
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Panama holds the presidency of the Security Council in August. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 August). Panama has chosen to organise one signature event. It will convene a high-level open debate...
