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What's In Blue: Asia

  • 12 May 2022

    Afghanistan: Closed Consultations

    This afternoon (12 May), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on Afghanistan. Special Representative and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Deborah Lyons is expected to brief. The meeting was requested by Norway to address... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia

  • 24 March 2022

    DPRK (North Korea): Panel of Experts Mandate Renewal*

    Tomorrow (25 March), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the Panel of Experts assisting the 1718 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Sanctions Committee. Council members are also expected to hold... Tags: DPRK (North Korea), DPRK sanctions, Insights on Asia

  • 17 March 2022

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

    This morning (17 March), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for one year, until 17 March 2023. Norway, the penholder on Afghanistan, circulated the... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia

  • 27 January 2022

    Myanmar: Private Meeting

    Tomorrow (28 January), the Security Council will convene for a private meeting on Myanmar. The expected briefers are the UN Special Envoy for Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer and Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs Prak Sokhonn, who will brief in his capacity... Tags: Insights on Asia, Myanmar

  • 25 January 2022

    Afghanistan: Briefing and Consultations

    Tomorrow (26 January), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on Afghanistan. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre will chair the meeting. Secretary-General António Guterres is expected to make brief introductory remarks. Special Representative... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia

  • 20 January 2022

    DPRK (North Korea): Closed Consultations

    This afternoon (20 January), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo is expected to brief. Albania, France, Ireland, the UK, and the US... Tags: DPRK (North Korea), Insights on Asia, Non-Proliferation

  • 21 December 2021

    Afghanistan: Vote on 1988 Sanctions Resolution*

    Tomorrow morning (22 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution on the 1988 Afghanistan sanctions regime, which addresses the provision of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. The draft text in blue determines that “humanitarian assistance and... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia

  • 17 December 2021

    Afghanistan: Vote on Sanctions Draft Resolution*

    This afternoon (17 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the Monitoring Team supporting the 1988 Afghanistan Sanctions Committee. The same Monitoring Team supports the 1988 Afghanistan Sanctions Committee and the... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia, Sanctions

  • 14 December 2021

    Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK): Meeting on the Human Rights Situation Under “Any Other Business”

    Tomorrow (15 December), following the briefing and closed consultations on South Sudan, Security Council members will discuss the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) under “any other business”. The meeting was requested by the US,... Tags: DPRK (North Korea), Insights on Asia

  • 16 November 2021

    Afghanistan: Briefing and Consultations

    Tomorrow (17 November), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on Afghanistan. Deborah Lyons, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), will brief... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia

  • 7 November 2021

    Myanmar: Private Meeting

    Tomorrow (8 November), the Security Council will convene for a private meeting on Myanmar. The expected briefers are Peter Due, the Director of the Asia and Pacific Division of the UN Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations... Tags: Insights on Asia, Myanmar

  • 16 September 2021

    Afghanistan: UNAMA Mandate Renewal*

    Tomorrow (17 September), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), which is due to expire on 17 September. The co-penholders, Estonia and Norway, circulated a... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia, UNAMA

  • 8 September 2021

    Afghanistan: Quarterly Meeting on UNAMA

    Tomorrow (9 September) afternoon, the Security Council will hold its quarterly meeting on Afghanistan. Deborah Lyons, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), will brief on the Secretary-General’s latest... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia, UNAMA

  • 30 August 2021

    Afghanistan: Vote on Resolution on Recent Developments*

    This afternoon (30 August), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution regarding recent developments in Afghanistan. France, the UK and the US proposed the resolution and circulated a first draft to the Council on 27 August.... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia

  • 16 August 2021

    Myanmar: Private Council Meeting

    Tomorrow (17 August), the Security Council will convene for a private meeting on Myanmar. The expected briefers are Special Envoy for Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener and Dato Erywan bin Pehin Yusof, Second Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Darussalam, the... Tags: Insights on Asia, Myanmar

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