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What's In Blue: Asia

  • 20 July 2018

    Myanmar Briefing

    On Monday (23 July), Council members will meet in consultations to discuss a number of issues related to the situation in Myanmar and the Rohingya refugee crisis. Briefings are expected from Special Envoy Christine Burgener; Volker Türk, the Assistant High... Tags: Insights on Asia, Myanmar

  • 11 May 2018

    Myanmar: Briefing and Consultations Following Visiting Mission

    On Monday (14 May), the Security Council will be briefed by Ambassador Mansour Al Otaibi (Kuwait), Ambassador Gustavo Meza Cuadra Velásquez (Peru) and Ambassador Karen Pierce (UK), the three co-leads on the Council’s visiting mission to Bangladesh and Myanmar from... Tags: Insights on Asia, Myanmar

  • 2 May 2018

    Dispatches from the Field: Rakhine State, Myanmar

    2 May 2018: The final day of the Council mission (Tuesday) saw the delegation visiting Rakhine State before heading back to New York. The day started with a short flight to Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State. Upon landing members... Tags: Insights on Asia, Myanmar, Visiting Missions

  • 30 April 2018

    Dispatches from the Field: Meetings in Dhaka and Naypitaw

    The Security Council delegation began their day by meeting the Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Mansour Al-Otaibi (Kuwait), one of the co-leads of the visiting mission, introduced members of the delegation and said that the Council is determined to send... Tags: Insights, Insights on Asia, Myanmar, Security Council Visiting Missions

  • 29 April 2018

    Dispatches from the Field: Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh and Rohingya Refugees

    Following a stopover in Kuwait City, which included a dinner hosted by the Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah, the Council delegation travelled to Cox’s Bazar, its first stop on the visiting mission. Meetings with... Tags: Insights on Asia, Myanmar, Security Council Visiting Missions

  • 27 April 2018

    Security Council Visiting Mission to Bangladesh and Myanmar

    The Security Council embarked on a visiting mission to Bangladesh and Myanmar yesterday evening (26 April). The first stop for the delegation is Kuwait City, where the Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah... Tags: Insights on Asia, Myanmar, Security Council Visiting Missions

  • 20 March 2018

    Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK): Panel of Experts Mandate Renewal

    Tomorrow morning (21 March), the Security Council is scheduled to adopt a resolution extending the mandate of the Panel of Experts assisting the 1718 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Sanctions Committee. The draft resolution follows closely the language of... Tags: DPRK, DPRK sanctions, Insights on Asia

  • 7 March 2018

    UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA): Debate and Mandate Renewal

    The Council will hold its regular quarterly debate on Afghanistan on Thursday (8 March), during which a resolution extending the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is expected to be adopted. Briefers are expected to include Special... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights, Insights on Asia

  • 12 February 2018

    Myanmar: Briefing and Consultations

    On Tuesday (13 February), the Council will be briefed by High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi (via VTC) and Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Miroslav Jenča. This will be followed by consultations where, in addition to Grandi and Jenča, representatives... Tags: Insights, Insights on Asia, Myanmar

  • 18 January 2018

    Debate on Afghanistan and Central Asia and Security Council Visiting Mission to Afghanistan

    Tomorrow (19 January), the Security Council will hold a ministerial-level debate on the threats to international peace and security focusing on: “Building Regional Partnership in Afghanistan and Central Asia as a Model to Link Security and Development”. Kazakhstan’s Minister of... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights, Insights on Asia, Visiting Missions

  • 22 December 2017

    DPRK: Vote on a Resolution Strengthening Sanctions

    The Security Council is expected to vote this afternoon (22 December) on a draft resolution tightening sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in response to the 28 November launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. The US circulated... Tags: DPRK, Insights, Insights on Asia

  • 11 December 2017

    Briefing on Under-Secretary-General Feltman’s Visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

    Tomorrow (12 December), the Security Council will be briefed in consultations by Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman on his visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) from 5 to 8 December. It was the first visit by... Tags: DPRK, Insights, Insights on Asia

  • 11 December 2017

    Myanmar Briefing and Consultations

    Tomorrow (12 December), the Security Council will be briefed by the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman and Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten on developments in Myanmar. This will be followed by consultations where, besides Feltman... Tags: Insights, Insights on Asia, Myanmar

  • 8 December 2017

    Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Briefing on the Human Rights Situation

    On Monday (11 December), the Security Council is expected to hold a meeting on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The briefers are expected to be the High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein (by VTC) and... Tags: DPRK, Insights, Insights on Asia

  • 29 November 2017

    Meeting on DPRK Missile Launch and 1718 DPRK Sanctions Committee

    This afternoon (29 November), at the request of Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the US, the Security Council will hold a public meeting on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) following its launch of an intercontinental ballistic... Tags: DPRK, DPRK sanctions, Insights, Insights on Arms Control and Disarmament, Insights on Asia

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