What's In Blue: Africa
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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...
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Tomorrow afternoon (9 February), Security Council members are expected to hold closed consultations on Sudan. The expected briefers are Director of the Crisis Response Division at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Edem Wosornu and Assistant Executive...
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On Tuesday morning (20 January), Security Council members are expected to hold closed consultations on the situation in South Sudan. The US requested the meeting to discuss political developments in the country and the government’s current posture towards the UN...
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Tomorrow morning (23 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the authorisation of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) for another year, until 31 December 2026. The UK, the penholder...
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This afternoon (19 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) for one year, until 20 December 2026. France,...
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This afternoon (18 December), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on West Africa and the Sahel. Deputy Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel Barrie Freeman is expected to brief on the Secretary-General’s latest report on the...
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This afternoon (16 December), Security Council members will hold an informal interactive dialogue (IID) on the situation in Sudan.[1] The UK, as penholder, and Denmark are convening the meeting against the backdrop of the ongoing crisis in Sudan and the...
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This afternoon (12 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the Panel of Experts (PoE) assisting the 2713 Al-Shabaab Sanctions Committee until 31 December 2026 and to review the mandate of...
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Tomorrow morning (12 December), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including the work of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of...
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Tomorrow morning (26 November), Security Council members will hold an informal interactive dialogue (IID) on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (IIDs are closed, informal meetings chaired by the Council president that allow for the participation of non-Council members.)...
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Tomorrow afternoon (25 November), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing for six months the authorisation for member states, acting nationally or through regional organisations, to inspect vessels on the high seas off the coast...
