What's In Blue: December 2025
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This afternoon (29 December), the Security Council is expected to adopt a presidential statement marking the 30th anniversary of the General Framework Agreement for Peace (GFAP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), also known as the Dayton Peace Agreement. Slovenia authored...
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On Monday morning (29 December), Russia will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “Risks and Challenges Emanating from Uncontrolled Use of Low Earth Orbit Satellites”. Alexey Borodin, Director-General of the Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications; and Victor Strelets, Chairman...
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On Monday (29 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) until 5 January 2029. The US, the penholder on counter-terrorism, authored the draft text. CTED’s...
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This afternoon (23 December), the Security Council will hold an open briefing under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. Venezuela requested an urgent Council meeting in a 17 December letter, citing escalating tensions resulting from “US aggression”...
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Tomorrow morning (23 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the authorisation of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) for another year, until 31 December 2026. The UK, the penholder...
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Tomorrow morning (23 December), the Security Council is scheduled to hold a briefing under the “Non-Proliferation” agenda item to discuss the implementation of resolution 2231 of 20 July 2015, which endorsed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear programme. The...
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This afternoon (22 December), the Security Council will hold an open briefing to discuss the situation in Sudan. The meeting was requested by Sudan in a 13 December letter citing intensified attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a Sudanese paramilitary...
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This afternoon (19 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) for one year, until 20 December 2026. France,...
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This afternoon (18 December), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on West Africa and the Sahel. Deputy Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel Barrie Freeman is expected to brief on the Secretary-General’s latest report on the...
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Tomorrow morning (18 December), the Security Council will hold its monthly open briefing and closed consultations on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria. Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo and Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya...
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This afternoon (16 December), Security Council members will hold an informal interactive dialogue (IID) on the situation in Sudan.[1] The UK, as penholder, and Denmark are convening the meeting against the backdrop of the ongoing crisis in Sudan and the...
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On Tuesday morning (16 December), the Security Council will hold an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” (MEPQ). Deputy Special Coordinator and Resident Coordinator at the Office of the...
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On Monday (15 December), the Security Council will convene for an open debate on “Leadership for Peace” under the “Maintenance of international peace and security” agenda item. Former UN Secretary-General and member of The Elders Ban Ki-moon is one of...
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This afternoon (12 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the Panel of Experts (PoE) assisting the 2713 Al-Shabaab Sanctions Committee until 31 December 2026 and to review the mandate of...
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This afternoon (12 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution on youth, peace and security (YPS) under the agenda item “Maintenance of international peace and security”. The draft text was authored by Guyana and Sierra...
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Tomorrow morning (12 December), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including the work of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of...
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Tomorrow morning (10 December), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Afghanistan. Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (Political) and Officer-in-Charge of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Georgette Gagnon, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher, and...
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This afternoon (9 December), Security Council members will hold an informal interactive dialogue (IID) on youth, peace and security (YPS) with members of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). Council member Slovenia is organising the meeting, at which Awa Dabo, Director and...
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Tomorrow morning (9 December), 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. Slovenian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon...
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On Monday morning (22 December), the Security Council will convene for a private meeting on Myanmar. Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar Julie Bishop and Special Envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Chair on Myanmar Tan...
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Slovenia is the president of the Security Council in December. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 December). Slovenia will convene an open debate on “Leadership for Peace” under the “Maintenance of international peace and...
