What's In Blue: Africa
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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...
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This afternoon (28 January), the Security Council will meet for its second urgent meeting this week on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Algeria, January’s Council president, convened the meeting after the DRC’s Minister of Foreign...
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This afternoon (27 January), the Security Council will convene to receive the semi-annual briefing of International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Asad Ahmad Khan on the ICC’s Darfur-related work. (For background on the ICC’s work on Darfur and the situation...
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Tomorrow morning (26 January), the Security Council will convene for a briefing on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). France, the penholder on DRC, requested the meeting following a 21 January letter (S/2025/7) from DRC’s Minister...
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Tomorrow (21 January), the Security Council will hold an open debate on counter-terrorism in Africa under the agenda item “Maintenance of international peace and security”. Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Attaf will chair the meeting, which is one of...
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This afternoon (16 January), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the Panel of Experts (PoE) of the 1970 Libya Sanctions Committee and the authorisation of measures contained in resolution 2146 of 19 March 2014 related...
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This afternoon (15 January), Security Council members will hold closed consultations on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the DRC and Head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic...
