What's In Blue: September 2025
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This afternoon (30 September), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution authorising UN member states to transition the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti into a “Gang Suppression Force” (GSF) for an initial period of...
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On Tuesday morning (30 September), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including the work of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
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Tomorrow afternoon (26 September), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution to extend for six months, until 18 April, the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear programme and resolution 2231 of 20 July...
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Tomorrow afternoon (24 September), the Security Council will convene for a high-level open debate on artificial intelligence (AI) under the “Maintenance of international peace and security” agenda item. Republic of Korea (ROK) President Lee Jae Myung will chair the debate,...
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This afternoon (23 September) at 4:00 pm EST, the Security Council will hold a high-level briefing on Ukraine, which was requested by the Council’s five European members (France, Denmark, Greece, Slovenia, and the UK). Republic of Korea (ROK) Foreign Minister...
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Tomorrow afternoon (23 September) at 1:00 pm, the Security Council will hold a briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” (MEPQ). The meeting—which will take place on the first day of the General Debate of...
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Tomorrow morning (22 September), the Security Council will hold an urgent briefing under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. The meeting was requested by Estonia in a 20 September letter to the Council (S/2025/594), which said that...
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Tomorrow morning (19 September), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution regarding the “snapback” of UN sanctions on Iran, which were lifted under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear programme. Pursuant...
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This afternoon (18 September), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution on the war between Israel and Hamas that was initiated by the Council’s ten elected members (E10). The draft text in blue demands that Israel immediately...
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Tomorrow morning (17 September), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution requesting the Secretary-General to appoint a Senior Representative mandated to support continued cooperation between Iraq and Kuwait on the repatriation or return of Kuwaiti and...
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Tomorrow morning (17 September), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on Afghanistan. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Roza Otunbayeva and a civil society representative are expected to...
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On Monday morning (15 September), the Security Council will hold its monthly open briefing on Yemen. UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher are expected to brief. Closed consultations are scheduled to follow...
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This afternoon (12 September), the Security Council will hold an emergency briefing under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. Poland requested the meeting in a 10 September letter to the Council (S/2025/572), which said that Russian drones...
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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...
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Tomorrow afternoon (11 September), the Security Council will hold an urgent briefing under the “Situation in the Middle East” agenda item. Algeria, Pakistan, and Somalia requested the meeting to discuss the strike that Israel launched yesterday (9 September) against Hamas’...
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Tomorrow (9 September), the Security Council will hold an open debate on UN peace operations, titled “The future of peace operations: key issues, opportunities and challenges in the context of the review on the future of all forms of UN...
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The Republic of Korea (ROK) is the president of the Security Council in September. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (2 September). The ROK has chosen to organise one signature event, a high-level...
