What's In Blue: Africa
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Tomorrow morning (15 February), the Security Council is scheduled to hold an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the situation in Somalia. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM)...
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Tomorrow (15 February), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the Panel of Experts assisting the 1591 Sudan Sanctions Committee until 12 March 2023. The US, the penholder on Sudan sanctions, circulated...
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Tomorrow (8 February), Security Council members will hold closed consultations on Burkina Faso under the agenda item “Peace consolidation in West Africa”. The meeting follows last month’s coup d’état in Burkina Faso that deposed President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré—the fourth...
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This afternoon (31 January), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) until 30 April. The draft text in blue—which consists of only three brief operative...
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This morning (27 January), following the closed consultations on the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), Security Council members will discuss the situation in Ethiopia under “any other business”. The meeting was requested by Albania, France,...
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Tomorrow (12 January), following the open briefing and closed consultations on Yemen, Security Council members will discuss the situation in Sudan under “any other business”. The meeting was requested by the UK (the penholder on Sudan), together with Albania, France,...
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Tomorrow (11 January), the Security Council will hold a briefing, followed by consultations, on the Secretary-General’s quarterly report on Mali and biannual letter on the operations, performance and implementation of the integrated strategic framework for Mali of the UN Multidimensional...
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On Monday (10 January), the Security Council will hold a briefing, followed by consultations, on West Africa and the Sahel. The expected briefers are Special Representative and head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) Mahamat...
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Tomorrow (20 December), Security Council members will discuss the situation in Ethiopia under “any other business”. The meeting was requested by Estonia, France, Ireland, Norway, the UK and the US. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths...
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Tomorrow (20 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 2022. France, the...
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Tomorrow (15 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 May 2022. (Abyei is the disputed area straddling the Sudan-South Sudan border.) On 15 November,...
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Tomorrow (15 December), the Security Council is expected to hold a briefing on South Sudan. Special Representative and head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Nicolas Haysom will brief on the Secretary-General’s latest 90-day report on South Sudan,...
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Tomorrow (10 December), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on Sudan. Special Representative and head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) Volker Perthes is expected to brief on the Secretary-General’s latest 90-day report...
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On Monday (6 December), the Security Council will convene for a briefing on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the DRC sanctions regime. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission...
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Today (3 December), the Security Council is scheduled to adopt a resolution authorising member states and regional organisations cooperating with Somali authorities to combat piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia for three months. The measures...
