What's In Blue: August 2026
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On Wednesday afternoon (2 September), Security Council members will hold an informal interactive dialogue (IID) on artificial intelligence (AI), titled “From Early Warning to Durable Peace: Leveraging AI in Conflict Resolution”. The meeting is being organised by Bahrain, France, Greece,...
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This afternoon (28 August), the Security Council will hold a briefing on Haiti. The urgent meeting was requested by Panama and the US (the penholders on Haiti), together with Colombia, after an overnight gang attack between 23 and 24 August...
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This afternoon (27 August), Security Council members will hold closed consultations on UN peace operations. Denmark and Pakistan, who are working as a “peacekeeping duo” to promote the issue as a key priority, requested the meeting. Latvia supported the meeting...
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On Friday morning (28 August), Security Council members are expected to hold closed consultations on the situation in Lebanon. It seems that France, the penholder on Lebanon, requested the meeting in light of the deteriorating situation in southern Lebanon and...
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On Wednesday morning (26 August), the Security Council will hold an 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 the...
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Tomorrow (25 August), the Security Council will convene for a high-level open debate on conflict-related food insecurity under the agenda item “Maintenance of international peace and security”. The meeting, titled “Food under fire: the Security Council’s role in mitigating global...
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On Monday afternoon (24 August), the Security Council will convene for a briefing on the situation in Ukraine. The meeting will coincide with the anniversary of Ukraine’s declaration of independence in 1991 and will also mark four and a half...
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On Monday morning (24 August), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Sudan. Denmark, the Council president in August, requested the meeting to discuss the protection of civilians and the humanitarian consequences of the ongoing conflict. Denmark’s Foreign...
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Tomorrow morning (21 August), Security Council members are expected to participate in the second straw poll to select a candidate to recommend to the General Assembly as the next UN Secretary-General. Article 97 of the UN Charter states that the “Secretary-General shall be...
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Tomorrow afternoon (20 August), Security Council members will discuss the situation in Georgia under “any other business” following the discussion on the work of the 1718 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Sanctions Committee in closed consultations. The Council’s European members (E5)—Denmark, France,...
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Madam President, excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, Thank you to Denmark for convening this working methods open debate and for the opportunity to brief the Security Council once again on an issue that is critical to the effectiveness of...
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Tomorrow (19 August), the Security Council will hold its annual open debate on working methods. The open debate will be held under the agenda item “Implementation of the note by the President of the Security Council (S/2024/507)”, referring to the...
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Tomorrow morning (13 August), the Security Council will hold a briefing on Yemen. The anticipated briefers are UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher.* Closed consultations are scheduled to follow the open briefing....
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Tomorrow morning (11 August), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” (MEPQ). The Council’s five European members—Denmark, France, Greece, Latvia, and the UK, collectively known as the “E5”—requested...
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On Monday morning (10 August), there will be an Arria-formula meeting titled “Implementing international humanitarian law: prisoners of war, civilian detainees and foreign fighters, in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine”. Latvia and the UK are organising the meeting,...
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Tomorrow morning (7 August), Somalia will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “Safeguarding Education in Sudan: Investing in Peace, Recovery and Stability”. The meeting is being co-sponsored by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Liberia. Ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman...
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Tomorrow morning (6 August), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on the situation in South Sudan and the work of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS Anita Kiki Gbeho is expected to...
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Tomorrow afternoon (5 August), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on Sudan. Denmark and the UK (the penholder on the file) requested the meeting to receive an update on the humanitarian situation in the country, specifically in light...
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Tomorrow morning (5 August), the Security Council will convene for a briefing on the Secretary-General’s 23rd biannual strategic-level report on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) to international peace and security. The anticipated...
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Denmark holds the presidency of the Security Council in August. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (3 August). Denmark will organise one signature event, a high-level open debate titled “Food Under Fire: The...
