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What's In Blue: Asia

  • 19 December 2023

    Afghanistan: Briefing and Consultations

    Tomorrow morning (20 December), 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, Head and Representative of OCHA in Geneva and... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia

  • 18 December 2023

    DPRK (North Korea): Open Briefing

    Tomorrow afternoon (19 December), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific Mohammed Khaled Khiari is expected to brief. Albania, Ecuador,... Tags: DPRK (North Korea), Insights on Asia

  • 13 December 2023

    Afghanistan: Vote on the Mandate of the Monitoring Team Supporting the 1988 Sanctions Committee*

    Tomorrow morning (14 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, which was last renewed by resolution 2665 of 16 December 2022. The... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia

  • 8 December 2023

    Afghanistan: Closed Arria-formula Meeting

    On Monday (11 December), Security Council members will convene for a closed Arria-formula meeting on “women’s perspectives on Afghanistan”. The meeting is being organised by Switzerland and co-sponsored by Japan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the co-penholders on the... Tags: Afghanistan, Arria formula, Insights on Asia

  • 27 November 2023

    Afghanistan: Private Meeting*

    Tomorrow afternoon (28 November), the Security Council will convene for a private meeting on the independent assessment on Afghanistan, which was requested by resolution 2679 of 16 March.* Feridun Sinirlioğlu, the special coordinator of the independent assessment, is expected to... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia

  • 24 November 2023

    DPRK (North Korea): Open Briefing*

    On Monday (27 November), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific Mohamed Khaled Khiari* is expected to brief. Albania, Ecuador,... Tags: DPRK (North Korea), Insights on Asia

  • 25 September 2023

    Afghanistan: Briefing and Consultations

    Tomorrow morning (26 September), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on Afghanistan. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Roza Otunbayeva is expected... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia, UNAMA

  • 23 August 2023

    Myanmar: Closed Consultations*

    This afternoon (23 August), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on Myanmar. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths and Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific Mohamed Khaled Khiari are expected to brief. The UK,... Tags: Insights on Asia, Myanmar

  • 16 August 2023

    DPRK (North Korea): Open Briefing on the Human Rights Situation*

    Tomorrow morning (17 August), the Security Council is expected to convene for an open briefing on the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) under the agenda item “The situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of... Tags: DPRK (North Korea), Human Rights, Insights on Asia

  • 13 July 2023

    DPRK (North Korea): Open Briefing

    This afternoon (13 July), following the semi-annual briefing on the ICC’s Darfur-related activities, the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific... Tags: DPRK (North Korea), Insights on Asia

  • 20 June 2023

    Afghanistan: Briefing and Consultations

    Tomorrow (21 June), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on Afghanistan. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Roza Otunbayeva and a female representative of... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia

  • 2 June 2023

    DPRK (North Korea): Open Briefing

    This afternoon (2 June), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo is expected to brief. Albania, Ecuador, France, Japan, Malta, the UK,... Tags: DPRK (North Korea), Insights on Asia

  • 18 May 2023

    Myanmar: Arria-formula Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation

    Tomorrow (19 May), the UK will convene an Arria-formula meeting on the humanitarian situation in Myanmar. A representative of OCHA and two female civil society representatives are expected to brief. The meeting, which will begin at 10 am and take... Tags: Arria formula, Insights on Asia, Myanmar

  • 27 April 2023

    Afghanistan: Vote on Draft Resolution*

    This afternoon (27 April), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution on Afghanistan. The draft text was proposed by the co-penholders on the file, Japan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after the Taliban decided to... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia

  • 17 April 2023

    DPRK (North Korea): Open Briefing and Closed Consultations

    This afternoon (17 April), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific Mohamed Khaled Khiari is expected to brief. Albania, France,... Tags: DPRK (North Korea), Insights on Asia

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