What's In Blue: Counter-Terrorism
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This afternoon (11 September), the Security Council will hold an open briefing under the “Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts” agenda item. France, the Council’s president in September, is convening the meeting to mark 25 years...
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Tomorrow morning (5 August), the Security Council will convene for a briefing on the Secretary-General’s 23rd biannual strategic-level report on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) to international peace and security. The anticipated...
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Tomorrow morning (4 February), the Security Council will convene for a briefing on the Secretary-General’s 22nd biannual strategic-level report on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) to international peace and security. The anticipated...
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On Monday (29 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) until 5 January 2029. The US, the penholder on counter-terrorism, authored the draft text. CTED’s...
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Tomorrow afternoon (19 November), the Security Council will convene for the annual open briefing on the work of its counter-terrorism-related committees. The expected briefers are Ambassador Sandra Jensen Landi (Denmark), the chair of the 1267/1989/2253 Islamic State in Iraq and...
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Tomorrow afternoon (6 November), the Security Council will vote on a draft resolution removing interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and interim Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab from the 1267/1989/2253 Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions...
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On Wednesday morning (20 August), the Security Council will convene for a briefing on the Secretary-General’s 21st biannual strategic-level report on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh). The expected briefers are Under-Secretary-General for...
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On Monday morning (10 February), the Security Council will convene for a briefing on the Secretary-General’s 20th biannual strategic-level report on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh). Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism and Head of...
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Tomorrow morning (6 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the application of resolution 2664—which established a humanitarian carve-out to the asset freeze measures imposed by UN sanctions regimes—to the 1267/1989/2253 Islamic State in Iraq and the...
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Tomorrow morning (14 November), the Security Council will convene for the annual open briefing on the work of its counter-terrorism-related committees. The expected briefers are Ambassador Vanessa Frazier (Malta), chair of the 1267/1989/2253 Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant...
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Tomorrow morning (8 August), the Security Council will convene for a briefing on the Secretary-General’s 19th biannual strategic-level report on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) to international peace and security, which was...
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Tomorrow afternoon (19 June), Sierra Leone will convene an Arria-formula meeting on “Combating the Rise of Terrorism and Violent Extremism in West Africa and the Sahel”. The meeting is being co-sponsored by the other Council members belonging to the “A3...
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This afternoon (10 June), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution on the 1267/1989/2253 Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions regime. The draft resolution includes provisions extending the mandates of the...
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This morning (25 March), Russia will convene an Arria-formula meeting on the impact of unilateral coercive measures (UCMs) on global counter-terrorism efforts. It was initially scheduled for 20 February but has been postponed.* The expected briefers are Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism...
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Tomorrow afternoon (15 February), the Security Council will convene for a briefing on the Secretary-General’s 18th biannual strategic-level report on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) to international peace and security. Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism and Head of...
