What's In Blue: Africa
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Tomorrow morning (12 September), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the 1591 Sudan sanctions regime—including targeted sanctions (asset freezes and travel bans) and an arms embargo—for another year, until 12 September 2026. The negotiations were apparently...
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Tomorrow morning (22 August), the Security Council will hold an emergency briefing to discuss the security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The US called for the meeting in light of a recent spate of armed group...
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On Monday morning (18 August), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO) Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee will...
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This afternoon (4 August), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on Sudan. The meeting was requested by Denmark and the UK (the penholder on the file) to receive an update on the humanitarian and political situations in the country,...
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On Tuesday morning (29 July), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the sanctions measures imposed on armed groups operating in the Central African Republic (CAR) until 31 July 2026, and the mandate of the Panel of...
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Tomorrow afternoon (9 July), Sierra Leone will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “The Global Race for Critical Minerals: Addressing Resource-Driven Insecurity in Africa”. Guyana and incoming Council members the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Liberia are co-sponsoring the...
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On Monday afternoon (30 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 2026, and the mandate of the Group of Experts assisting the...
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This afternoon (27 June), 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 (27 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...
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Tomorrow afternoon (26 June), the Security Council will hold an open briefing and closed consultations on the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR). Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix is expected to brief based on the Secretary-General’s latest report on the...
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On Monday afternoon (16 June), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on Sudan. Denmark, Slovenia, and the UK (the penholder on the file) requested the meeting to receive an update on the humanitarian situation in the country. Assistant...
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Tomorrow morning (30 May), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution to renew sanctions on South Sudan—including targeted sanctions (assets freezes and travel bans) and an arms embargo—until 31 May 2026 and the mandate of the Panel...
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Tomorrow afternoon (29 May), 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...
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Tomorrow morning (19 May), the Security Council will convene for a private meeting to discuss the political, security, and humanitarian situations in Sudan. Greece, May’s Council president, scheduled the meeting following significant interest from Council members in discussing the situation in...
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Tomorrow morning (16 May), Security Council members will hold closed consultations to discuss the situation in Libya following a recent escalation of violence between armed groups in the capital Tripoli. The meeting was requested by the UK (the penholder on...
