What's In Blue: Africa
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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....
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This afternoon (17 April), Security Council members are expected to hold closed consultations on Sudan, at the request of Denmark and the UK (the penholder on the file). Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Sudan Pekka Haavisto is expected to...
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Tomorrow morning (17 April), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on the situation in South Sudan and the work of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS Anita Kiki Gbeho is expected to...
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Tomorrow morning (15 April), 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...
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Today (26 March) at 4:30 pm, Security Council members will discuss the situation in Sudan under “any other business” following the discussion on the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in closed consultations. The UK (the penholder on the file) and Denmark, supported...
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Tomorrow morning (26 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...
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Tomorrow afternoon (17 March), Security Council members will hold closed consultations on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). France, the penholder on the file, requested the meeting to discuss the escalation of fighting in eastern DRC, particularly in light...
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Tomorrow morning (25 February), 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...
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Tomorrow morning (19 February), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Sudan. The UK, the penholder on Sudan and Council president for February, has elevated the meeting to ministerial level, with its Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth...
