What's In Blue: Africa
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This afternoon (1 November), the Security Council is set to adopt a presidential statement on the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) that expresses support for the regional office’s work. The draft text was initiated by Mozambique and the...
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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 another year, until 31 October 2025. Algeria has proposed two amendments to...
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Tomorrow morning (30 October), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution authorising the transition of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) to the UN Country Team (UNCT) over a two-year period, starting on 1 November....
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Tomorrow morning (28 October), 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...
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Tomorrow morning (23 October), 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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Tomorrow morning (8 October), the Security Council will hold a briefing and 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 semi-annual report on the implementation...
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Tomorrow morning (3 October), the Security Council is scheduled to hold an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the situation in Somalia. Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM)...
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On Monday morning (30 September), 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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Tomorrow morning (11 September), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the 1591 Sudan sanctions regime—including targeted sanctions (assets freezes and travel bans) and an arms embargo—until 12 September 2025. The short draft resolution in...
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This afternoon (5 September), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on Sudan, at the request of the UK (the penholder on the file). Director of the Operations and Advocacy Division at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian...
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Tomorrow morning (20 August), the Security Council will hold an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the situation in Libya. Deputy Special Representative and Political Officer in Charge of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Stephanie Koury will brief...
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This afternoon (15 August), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution on the AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), which was authored by the UK, the penholder on Somalia. The draft resolution in blue extends the...
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Tomorrow morning (14 August), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the situation in South Sudan and the Secretary-General’s most recent 90-day report on the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), which was...
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On Monday afternoon (12 August), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution on the AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), which was authored by the UK, the penholder on Somalia. The draft resolution in blue extends the authorisation...
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This afternoon (6 August), the Security Council will vote on a draft resolution authorising the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) to provide operational and logistical support to the Southern African Development Community (SADC)...