What's In Blue: Africa
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Tomorrow morning (30 June), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution that terminates the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) as of 30 June and begins the drawdown and withdrawal of...
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Tomorrow morning (27 June), the Security Council will vote on a draft resolution renewing the 1533 Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sanctions regime until 1 July 2024, and the mandate of the Group of Experts assisting the 1533 DRC Sanctions Committee until...
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Tomorrow morning (27 June), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution on the AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) authored by the UK, the penholder on Somalia. The draft text in blue extends by six months...
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On Monday (26 June), the Security Council will convene for a 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 DRC (MONUSCO). Assistant Secretary-General...
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Tomorrow afternoon (23 June) Security Council members are expected to hold closed consultations on Sudan. It seems that the inter-communal violence in Darfur will be a key focus of the meeting. The UK, the penholder on Sudan, requested the meeting....
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Tomorrow morning (22 June), the Security Council is scheduled to hold an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the situation in Somalia. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud is expected to attend the meeting. The UAE’s Minister of State in the...
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Tomorrow afternoon (21 June), the Security Council will convene for a briefing on maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), this month’s Council President, is organising the meeting at the request of Ghana to mark...
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Tomorrow afternoon (20 June), the Security Council will hold an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the situation in South Sudan. The anticipated briefers are Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan and head of the UN Mission...
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Tomorrow morning (20 June), the Security Council will hold an open briefing and closed consultations on the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR). The anticipated briefers are Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the CAR and head of the UN Multidimensional Integrated...
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Tomorrow morning (19 June), the Security Council will hold an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the situation in Libya. Special Representative and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Abdoulaye Bathily will brief the Council on the...
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This afternoon (2 June), following the briefing on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) for another six...
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Tomorrow morning (2 June), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing for one year 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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This afternoon (31 May), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations to discuss the situation in Sudan. UN Secretary-General António Guterres requested the meeting and is expected to brief. At the time of writing, no outcome is expected in...
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Tomorrow morning (30 May), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing sanctions on South Sudan until 31 May 2024—including targeted sanctions (assets freezes and travel bans) and an arms embargo—and renewing the mandate of the Panel of...
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Tomorrow morning (25 May), the Security Council will hold a briefing on peace and security in Africa. Switzerland, May’s Council President, is convening the meeting at the request of the A3 members (Gabon, Ghana, and Mozambique) to discuss the Secretary-General’s...
