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What's In Blue: Asia

  • 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

  • 27 November 2017

    Arria-formula Meeting on Linking Security, Development and Peace in the Central Asian Region

    This afternoon (27 November), Security Council members will take part in an open Arria-formula meeting on “Partners for Afghanistan: Linking Security, Development and Peace in the Central Asian Region”. The meeting is co-organised by Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and Germany. Briefings are... Tags: Afghanistan, Central Asia, Insights, Insights on Asia

  • 6 November 2017

    Myanmar: Adoption of a Presidential Statement

    This afternoon, the Council is expected to adopt a presidential statement on the situation in Myanmar, focused on the widespread violence and the displacement of more than 600,000 people, largely from the Rohingya community, since the attacks on 24 August... Tags: Insights, Insights on Asia, Myanmar

  • 12 October 2017

    Myanmar Arria-formula Meeting

    Tomorrow afternoon (13 October), Council members will hold an Arria-formula meeting, initiated by France and the UK, on the situation in Myanmar. Following opening remarks by France and the UK, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is expected to brief in... Tags: Insights, Insights on Asia, Myanmar

  • 27 September 2017

    Myanmar: Public Briefing by the Secretary-General

    Tomorrow (28 September), UN Secretary-General António Guterres will brief the Council on the crisis in Myanmar at the request of Egypt, France, Kazakhstan, Senegal, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. Myanmar’s national security adviser, Thaung Tun, and a... Tags: Insights, Insights on Asia, Myanmar

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