What's In Blue: Africa
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Tomorrow morning (26 November), Security Council members will hold an informal interactive dialogue (IID) on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (IIDs are closed, informal meetings chaired by the Council president that allow for the participation of non-Council members.)...
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Tomorrow afternoon (25 November), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing for six months the authorisation for member states, acting nationally or through regional organisations, to inspect vessels on the high seas off the coast...
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Tomorrow morning (18 November), the Security Council will hold a briefing on “Enhancing Regional Counter-Terrorism Cooperation in West Africa and the Sahel”, under the agenda item “Peace consolidation in West Africa”. Sierra Leone, November’s Council president, has chosen to convene...
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This afternoon at 5 pm (14 November)*, the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) for another year, until 15 November 2026. (Abyei is a...
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Tomorrow afternoon (13 November), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) for another year, until 15 November 2026. The mandate renewal negotiations,...
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On Tuesday morning (11 November), the Security Council will hold an open briefing and closed consultations on the situation in South Sudan and the work of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix is expected to...
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This afternoon (31 October), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) for another year, until 31 October 2026. The draft text in blue maintains UNSMIL’s...
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This afternoon (31 October), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for one year, until 31 October 2026. The draft resolution in blue calls...
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Tomorrow morning (30 October), the Security Council is expected to hold an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on Sudan. It appears that the meeting had been previously scheduled for early November, in keeping with resolution 2715 of 1 December...
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Tomorrow morning (28 October), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR). Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the CAR and Head of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African...
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On Monday morning (13 October), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on the Great Lakes Region. Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region Huang Xia will brief on the Secretary-General’s latest biannual report on the implementation of the...
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Tomorrow morning (8 October), the Security Council will convene for a private meeting on Somalia. Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the UN Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS) James Swan will brief on the Secretary-General’s latest report (S/2025/613)...
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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 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 morning (22 August), the Security Council will hold an emergency briefing to discuss the security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The US called for the meeting in light of a recent spate of armed group...
