What's In Blue: Africa
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This afternoon (16 April), the Security Council will hold an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, 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...
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This afternoon (15 April), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on Sudan, at the request of Denmark, Slovenia, and the UK (who is the penholder on the file). The consultations are expected to focus on the country’s humanitarian...
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This afternoon (11 April), Council members will hold an informal interactive dialogue (IID) on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (IIDs are closed informal meetings that allow for the participation of non-Council members. There is no formal record of...
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Tomorrow morning (9 April), 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/2025/194) on...
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Tomorrow morning (27 March), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by 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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This afternoon (18 March), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations under the agenda item “Sudan/South Sudan”. The US—supported by the Council’s “A3 plus” members (Algeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and Guyana)—requested the meeting to discuss the recent outbreak of...
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Tomorrow morning (13 March), the Security Council will hold a briefing on the situation in Sudan. Denmark and the UK (the penholder on the file) requested the meeting to address the protection of civilians and the humanitarian consequences of the...
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Tomorrow afternoon (11 March), Security Council members will meet in closed consultations to discuss the situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). France, the penholder on the file, requested the meeting. Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix is...
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Tomorrow afternoon (3 March), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the 2713 Al-Shabaab sanctions regime and renewing the mandate of the Panel of Experts (PoE) assisting the 2713 Al-Shabaab Sanctions Committee. The draft text,...
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Tomorrow morning (26 February), the Security Council is expected to receive the regular 120-day briefing on the situation in Sudan pursuant to resolution 2715 of 1 December 2023 followed by closed consultations. Director of the Operations and Advocacy Division at the...
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This afternoon (21 February), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution on the situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has deteriorated significantly since January, as the Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) rebel...
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Tomorrow morning (20 February), the Security Council will hold an open briefing and closed consultations 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...
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This afternoon (19 February), the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). France, the penholder on the file, requested the meeting to discuss the latest developments in eastern DRC,...
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On Monday morning (17 February), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the Panel of Experts (PoE) assisting the 1591 Sudan Sanctions Committee for another year, until 12 March 2026. The US, the penholder...
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Tomorrow morning (31 January), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on Sudan, at the request of Denmark and the UK (the penholder on the file). Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace...
