What's In Blue: Africa
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Tomorrow morning (8 October), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the 1591 Sudan sanctions regime, which includes targeted sanctions and an arms embargo, for two months, until 11 December. The draft text—which was authored...
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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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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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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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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 (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 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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On Wednesday morning (29 July), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the sanctions measures imposed on armed groups operating in the Central African Republic (CAR) until 31 July 2027, and the mandate of the...
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Tomorrow afternoon (29 June), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the 1533 Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sanctions regime until 1 July 2027, and the mandate of the Group of Experts (GoE) assisting the...
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Tomorrow morning (26 June), the Security Council will hold an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on Sudan. The meeting is being held pursuant to resolution 2715 of 1 December 2023, which requested the Secretary-General to provide a briefing every 120 days on the...
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Tomorrow afternoon (26 June), 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 (MONUSCO)....
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Tomorrow morning (23 June), 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...
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Tomorrow morning (15 June), the Security Council will convene for a private meeting on the African Union (AU) Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) under the agenda item “The situation in Somalia”. Deputy Special Representative for Somalia and Officer in...
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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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This afternoon (30 April), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for one year, until 30 April 2027. The negotiations on the draft text were apparently difficult....
