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What's In Blue: Asia

  • 19 November 2020

    Arria-Formula Meeting on the Peace Process in Afghanistan

    Tomorrow (20 November) a high-level Arria-formula meeting will be held via videoconference on: “What can the Security Council do to support the peace process in Afghanistan?”.  It is being co-organised by Security Council members Estonia, Germany and Indonesia, together with... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia

  • 14 September 2020

    UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Mandate Renewal

    Tomorrow morning (15 September), the Security Council is set to adopt a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another year until 17 September 2021. Council members are expected to vote on the resolution... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia

  • 10 September 2020

    Myanmar: Closed VTC Briefing

    Tomorrow (11 September), Council members will hold a closed videoconference (VTC) meeting on the situation in Myanmar. Briefings are expected from Special Envoy for Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener; High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi; and Kanni Wignaraja, UNDP Assistant Administrator... Tags: Insights on Asia, Myanmar

  • 26 July 2020

    Arria-formula Meeting on the Participation of Women in the Afghan Peace Process

    Tomorrow (27 July) an Arria-formula meeting will be held via videoconference on “Women and the Afghan Peace Process: Ensuring Women’s Participation and Promoting their Rights”. It is being co-organised by Afghanistan, Germany, Indonesia and the United Kingdom. The First Lady... Tags: Afghanistan, Arria formula, Insights on Asia

  • 24 June 2020

    Afghanistan: Security Council videoconference on UNAMA

    Tomorrow (25 June), Security Council members will convene an open videoconferencing (VTC) meeting, followed by a closed VTC session, on the situation in Afghanistan. Deborah Lyons, Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA),... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia, UNAMA

  • 29 May 2020

    Hong Kong: Discussion under “Any Other Business”

    The UK and US have requested a discussion of yesterday’s decision by China’s National People’s Congress Party regarding national security legislation for Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) under “other matters” (also known as “any other business), which will... Tags: Insights on Asia

  • 14 May 2020

    Myanmar: Closed VTC

    This afternoon (14 May), Security Council members will hold a closed VTC meeting on Myanmar. Special Envoy Christine Schraner Burgener is expected to brief on recent developments in the country, including the escalation of the conflict in northwest Rakhine State... Tags: Insights on Asia, Myanmar

  • 30 March 2020

    Afghanistan: Informal Videoconference Meeting on UNAMA

    Tomorrow (31 March), Security Council members will convene an informal videoconference meeting on the situation in Afghanistan. Ingrid Hayden, Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), is expected to brief on recent developments and the... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia

  • 27 March 2020

    1718 DPRK Sanctions Committee: Panel of Experts Mandate Renewal

    On Monday (30 March), the Security Council is expected to extend the mandate of the Panel of Experts assisting the work of the 1718 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Sanctions Committee. The text draws heavily on the language of... Tags: DPRK (North Korea), Insights on Asia

  • 10 March 2020

    Afghanistan: Resolution on the Peace Process

    Today (10 March) the Security Council is set to adopt a resolution welcoming the progress towards a political settlement of the war in Afghanistan facilitated by the 29 February “Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan” signed by the US and... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia

  • 3 February 2020

    Briefing on Myanmar following the ICJ Order Indicating Provisional Measures

    Tomorrow (4 February), the Security Council is expected to meet in consultations for a briefing on Myanmar from Mohamed Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific. It seems that there was interest in also having... Tags: Insights, Insights on Asia, Myanmar

  • 16 December 2019

    Afghanistan: Vote on Sanctions Resolution and Briefing and Consultations

    Today (16 December), the Security Council is expected to adopt a resolution renewing the Afghanistan sanctions regime and the mandate of the Monitoring Team supporting the 1988 Afghanistan Sanctions Committee. Following the adoption, the Council is scheduled to hold the... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia, UNAMA

  • 11 December 2019

    Non-Proliferation (DPRK) Briefing

    This afternoon (11 December), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on non-proliferation focused on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The US, also the president of the Council this month, requested the meeting citing recent ballistic missile... Tags: DPRK (North Korea), Insights on Asia, Insights on non-proliferation, Non-Proliferation

  • 16 September 2019

    Afghanistan: Council to Vote on UNAMA Mandate*

    Today (16 September), the Security Council is scheduled to renew the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). The negotiations were difficult, and there are currently two drafts in blue that would both renew the mandate for... Tags: Afghanistan, Insights on Asia, UNAMA

  • 29 August 2019

    Briefing on the Work of the 1718 Sanctions Committee

    This afternoon (29 August), the chair of the 1718 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Sanctions Committee, Ambassador Christoph Heusgen (Germany), will brief Council members in consultations on the work of the committee during the past three months. The meeting... Tags: DPRK (North Korea), Insights on Asia

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