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What's In Blue: Asia

  • 13 March 2026

    Afghanistan: Vote on Draft Resolution Renewing UNAMA’s Mandate*

    On Monday morning (16 March), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for three months, until 17 June. On 3 March, China, the penholder on... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia

  • 6 March 2026

    Afghanistan: Quarterly Meeting

    On Monday afternoon (9 March), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Afghanistan. Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (Political) and Officer-in-Charge of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Georgette Gagnon is expected to brief. Several regional member... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia

  • 5 March 2026

    Myanmar: Private Meeting

    Tomorrow morning (6 March), the Security Council will hold a private meeting on Myanmar. Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar Julie Bishop is expected to brief via videoconference (VTC). Philippine Foreign Secretary Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro will brief in person... Tags: Insights on Asia, Myanmar

  • 11 February 2026

    Afghanistan: Vote on a Draft Resolution Renewing the Mandate of the Monitoring Team Supporting the 1988 Sanctions Committee*

    Tomorrow morning (12 February), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the Monitoring Team supporting the 1988 Afghanistan Sanctions Committee for 12 months. The US, the penholder on Afghanistan sanctions, authored the... Tags: 1988 Sanctions Committee, Afghanistan, Insights on Asia, Insights on Sanctions, Sanctions

  • 9 December 2025

    Afghanistan: Quarterly Meeting

    Tomorrow morning (10 December), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Afghanistan. Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (Political) and Officer-in-Charge of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Georgette Gagnon, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher, and... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia

  • 4 December 2025

    Myanmar: Private Meeting*

    On Monday morning (22 December), the Security Council will convene for a private meeting on Myanmar. Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar Julie Bishop and Special Envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Chair on Myanmar Tan... Tags: Insights on Asia, Myanmar

  • 16 September 2025

    Afghanistan: Quarterly Meeting

    Tomorrow morning (17 September), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on Afghanistan. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Roza Otunbayeva and a civil society representative are expected to... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia, UNAMA

  • 25 July 2025

    Cambodia-Thailand Border Clashes: Urgent Private Meeting

    This afternoon (25 July), the Security Council will hold an urgent private meeting under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item to discuss the clashes that erupted yesterday (24 July) along the Cambodia-Thailand border. Pakistan, July’s Council president,... Tags: Insights on Asia, Thailand/Cambodia

  • 20 June 2025

    Afghanistan: Briefing and Consultations

    On Monday morning (23 June), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on Afghanistan. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Roza Otunbayeva, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya, and... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia

  • 5 May 2025

    India/Pakistan: Emergency Closed Consultations

    This afternoon (5 May), Security Council members will meet in closed consultations under the agenda item “The India-Pakistan question”. Pakistan, which is currently an elected member of the Council for the 2025-2026 term, requested the meeting. Assistant Secretary-General for the... Tags: Insights on Asia, Jammu and Kashmir

  • 30 April 2025

    Myanmar: Private Meeting

    This afternoon (30 April), the Security Council will convene for a private meeting on Myanmar. Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar Julie Bishop and Special Envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Chair on Myanmar Tan Sri... Tags: Insights on Asia, Myanmar

  • 15 March 2025

    Afghanistan: Vote on Draft Resolution Renewing UNAMA’s Mandate*

    On Monday morning (17 March), the Security Council is expected vote on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) until 17 March 2026. The draft resolution renews UNAMA’s mandate for an additional year... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia

  • 7 March 2025

    Afghanistan: Quarterly Meeting*

    On Monday afternoon (10 March), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on Afghanistan. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Roza Otunbayeva and a representative of Afghan civil society... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia

  • 30 January 2025

    Myanmar: Closed Consultations

    This afternoon (30 January), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on Myanmar. Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar Julie Bishop and Head of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Geneva and Director of... Tags: Insights on Asia, Myanmar

  • 18 December 2024

    DPRK (North Korea): Open Briefing

    This afternoon (18 December), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing under the agenda item “Non-proliferation/Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)”. The meeting was requested by France, Japan, Malta, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Slovenia, the UK, and... Tags: DPRK (North Korea), Insights on Asia, Insights on Europe, Ukraine

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