What's In Blue: Africa
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Tomorrow afternoon (11 February), the Security Council president (the UK) is expected to announce the results of the written voting procedure on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the Panel of Experts assisting the 1591 Sudan Sanctions Committee until...
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Tomorrow (3 February) Council members are expected to discuss the humanitarian situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia under “any other business”, a standing item in closed consultations. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock is expected to brief. The meeting,...
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Tomorrow (3 February), the Security Council is expected to adopt a presidential statement on West Africa and the Sahel. Ireland and Niger, the co-penholders for West Africa and the Sahel, proposed the statement following Council members’ 11 January briefing with...
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Tomorrow morning (28 January), Security Council members are scheduled to hold an open videoconference (VTC) briefing, followed by closed VTC consultations, on the United Nations Assistance Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). The Acting Special Representative and head of UNSMIL, Stephanie Williams,...
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Tomorrow (21 January) Security Council members will discuss the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) in an open videoconference (VTC). Special Representative and Head of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the CAR (MINUSCA) Mankeur Ndiaye will brief....
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Tomorrow (13 January), Security Council members will hold a videoconference (VTC) briefing on Mali, with Special Representative and head of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) Mahamat Saleh Annadif. This is expected to be Annadif’s final Council...
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Tomorrow (13 January) Security Council members will discuss the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) under “any other business” at the request of France, the penholder on CAR. Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix is expected to brief. The...
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On Monday (11 January), the Security Council will receive a videoconference (VTC) briefing, followed by VTC consultations, by Special Representative and head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) Mohamed Ibn Chambas, who will present the...
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Tomorrow (22 December), the Security Council is expected to adopt a resolution on the UN/AU Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). In accordance with voting procedures established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Council commenced its 24-hour written voting procedure...
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Security Council members are expected to hold videoconference consultations on Monday (21 December) on Western Sahara. Germany requested the meeting, which is expected to focus on recent developments in the region. Bintou Keita, the Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, and Colin...
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Tomorrow (18 December), the Security Council is expected to adopt a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) before its current mandate expires on 20 December. In accordance with...
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Tomorrow morning (15 December), Security Council members will convene videoconference (VTC) consultations on Libya. Acting Special Representative and head of the UN Support Mission for Libya (UNSMIL) Stephanie Williams will brief. Her briefing is expected to focus on progress by...
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Tomorrow (14 December) Security Council members are expected to discuss the humanitarian situation in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia under “any other business”, a standing item in consultations. The meeting was initiated at the request of Belgium, Estonia, France,...
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Tomorrow (8 December), the Security Council is expected to receive a briefing, followed by consultations, on the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) and the AU/UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). The briefing is expected to cover the...
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Today (4 December) the Security Council will adopt a presidential statement on Burundi which calls on the government of Burundi to cooperate with the UN to address a number of challenges that the country faces, while also requesting the Secretary-General...
