What's In Blue: September 2026
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This afternoon (29 September), Security Council members are expected to participate in the fourth straw poll to select a candidate to recommend to the General Assembly as the next UN Secretary-General. According to Article 97 of the UN Charter, the...
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Tomorrow morning (29 September), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) for another six months, until 31 March 2027. The draft resolution also requests the Secretary-General to...
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Tomorrow morning (29 September), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing and closed consultations on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including the work of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic...
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On Monday morning (28 September), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” (MEPQ). Briefings are expected from Acting Special Coordinator and Resident Coordinator at the Office of the...
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Tomorrow afternoon (24 September), Security Council members will hold a high-level informal interactive dialogue (IID) on cooperation between the UN and the League of Arab States (LAS). Éléonore Caroit, France’s Minister Delegate for Francophonie, International Partnerships and French Nationals Abroad,...
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This morning (23 September) at 11 am EDT, the Security Council will hold a high-level briefing on Ukraine, which was requested by the Council’s five European members (Denmark, France, Greece, Latvia, and the UK). French Minister for Europe and Foreign...
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Tomorrow afternoon (23 September), the Security Council will hold a high-level briefing on artificial intelligence (AI) and international security under the “Maintenance of international peace and security” agenda item. France, the Council’s president in September, is convening the meeting, which...
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Tomorrow afternoon (18 September), the Security Council will hold a debate on peacekeeping reform pursuant to resolution 2378 of 20 September 2017. UN Secretary-General António Guterres is the anticipated briefer. In addition to Council members, seven members states—Austria, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
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Tomorrow morning (18 September), Security Council members are expected to participate in the third straw poll to select a candidate to recommend to the General Assembly as the next UN Secretary-General. According to Article 97 of the UN Charter, the...
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Tomorrow morning (17 September), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the Panel of Experts (PoE) supporting the 1737 Iran Sanctions Committee for another year, until September 2027. The US authored the...
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Tomorrow afternoon (17 September), Bahrain will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “Safe Seas, Shared Security: Protecting Freedom of Navigation in an Evolving Security Environment”. Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani is expected to chair the meeting. The...
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On Thursday morning (17 September), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Syria. Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Claudio Cordone, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher, and a civil society representative are expected to brief. Closed consultations are scheduled...
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Tomorrow afternoon (16 September), Pakistan will convene an Arria-formula meeting on upholding international law in situations of armed conflict. Briefings are expected from the Head of the Humanitarian Policy and Planning Section at the UN Office for the Coordination of...
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Tomorrow morning (16 September), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Afghanistan. Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (Political) for Afghanistan Georgette Gagnon and a woman civil society representative are expected to brief. Several regional member states are...
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Tomorrow morning (14 September), Security Council members will hold an informal interactive dialogue (IID) on the situation in Sudan, titled “From Principles to Practice: translating international mediation commitments into a coherent, civilian-led path to peace”. The meeting is being organised by...
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This afternoon (11 September), the Security Council will hold an open briefing under the “Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts” agenda item. France, the Council’s president in September, is convening the meeting to mark 25 years...
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Tomorrow morning (11 September), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the 1591 Sudan sanctions regime, which includes targeted sanctions (asset freezes and travel bans) and an arms embargo, for one month, until 9 October 2026. The draft...
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This afternoon (10 September), the Security Council will hold an emergency briefing on Yemen. Bahrain and the UK (the penholder on Yemen) requested the meeting in response to attacks by the Houthi rebel group on Saudi Arabia. UN Special Envoy...
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Tomorrow morning (September 10), the Security Council is scheduled to hold an open briefing on the work of the 1737 Sanctions Committee concerning Iran. France—the Council’s president in September—intends to convene the meeting under the “Non-Proliferation” agenda item. No briefer...
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France is the president of the Security Council in September. Council members were unable to reach agreement on the provisional programme of work for the month, apparently due to objections from China and Russia to the inclusion in the proposed...
