What's In Blue: May 2026
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Tomorrow morning (29 May), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing sanctions measures on South Sudan—including targeted sanctions (assets freezes and travel bans) and an arms embargo—until 31 May 2027 and the mandate of the Panel...
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Tomorrow afternoon (28 May), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Ukraine. The meeting was requested by Ukraine in a 24 May letter and supported by the Council’s European members (Denmark, France, Greece, Latvia, and the UK). Secretary-General...
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On Tuesday (26 May), the Security Council will hold a high-level open debate on “Upholding the Purposes and Principles of the UN Charter and Strengthening the UN-Centred International System” under the “Maintenance of international peace and security agenda item”. Chinese Minister...
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Tomorrow morning (21 May), the Security Council will hold its regular monthly open briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” (MEPQ). The anticipated briefers are Deputy Special Coordinator and Resident Coordinator at the Office of...
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Tomorrow (20 May), the Security Council will hold its annual open debate on the protection of civilians (PoC) in armed conflict. China—the Council president in May—is convening the meeting. The expected briefers are Edem Wosornu, Director of the Crisis Response...
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Tomorrow morning (19 May), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Ukraine. The meeting was requested by Ukraine in a 13 May letter and supported by Council members Denmark, France, Greece, Latvia, and the UK. The anticipated briefers are...
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Tomorrow morning (12 May), the Security Council will hold its semi-annual debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). High Representative for BiH Christian Schmidt is scheduled to brief on the latest report of the Office of the High Representative (OHR), which was circulated...
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Tomorrow morning (8 May), the Security Council’s five European members—Denmark, France, Greece, Latvia, and the UK—will convene an Arria-formula meeting on the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Three civil society representatives are expected to brief: a Palestinian, an Israeli,...
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Tomorrow morning (7 May), the Security Council will receive a briefing on the Secretary-General’s most recent report (S/2026/378) on the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), which covers the period from 2 October 2025 to 15 April. Assistant Secretary-General for Africa...
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Tomorrow morning (6 May), Security Council members will hold closed consultations under “The situation in the Middle East” agenda item.* Bahrain requested the meeting in light of Iran’s 4 May attacks against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), describing them as...
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Tomorrow afternoon (5 May), Denmark, along with non-Council members New Zealand and Spain, will convene an Arria-formula meeting to mark the tenth anniversary of resolution 2286 of 3 May 2016, which addressed the protection of the wounded and sick, medical...
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China is the president of the Security Council in May. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 May). As the signature event of its presidency, China will convene a ministerial-level open debate titled “Upholding the...
