What's In Blue: Europe

  • Tomorrow morning (6 May), the Security Council will hold its semi-annual debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). High Representative for BiH Christian Schmidt is scheduled to brief on the latest report of the Office of the High Representative (OHR), which was... Tags: ,

  • 28 April 2025

    Ukraine: Briefing

    Tomorrow afternoon (29 April), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Ukraine. Denmark, France, Greece, Slovenia, and the UK requested the meeting to receive an update on political and humanitarian developments. French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs... Tags: ,

  • This afternoon (17 April), the Security Council will convene for a private meeting followed by closed consultations on the situation in Ukraine, under the agenda items “Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine” and “Threats to international peace and security”,... Tags: ,

  • 7 April 2025

    Kosovo Briefing

    Tomorrow afternoon (8 April), the Security Council will convene for its first regular briefing this year on the situation in Kosovo. Special Representative and head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Caroline Ziadeh is expected to brief on... Tags: ,

  • Tomorrow (2 April), Russia will convene an Arria-formula meeting on Ukraine titled “Disinformation and Sabotage of Peace in Ukraine”. The briefers had not been confirmed at the time of writing. The meeting will begin at 3 pm EST and take... Tags: , ,

  • Tomorrow morning (26 March), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. France and Panama—supported by Denmark, Greece, Slovenia, and the UK—requested the meeting on 21 March, citing two letters from Ukraine, dated... Tags: ,

  • This afternoon (6 March), Security Council members will hold closed consultations on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Russia requested the meeting in light of the BiH state court’s sentencing of Republika Srpska (RS) President Milorad Dodik. On 26... Tags: ,

  • Tomorrow afternoon (24 February), the Security Council will convene for a high-level briefing on Ukraine. The meeting was requested by Ukraine, supported by Denmark, France, Greece, Panama, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Slovenia, the UK, and the US to mark... Tags: ,

  • On Monday morning (17 February), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on Ukraine under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. Russia requested the meeting to mark the tenth anniversary of the Security Council’s adoption... Tags: ,

  • Tomorrow morning (31 January), the Security Council is scheduled to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for another year, until 31 January 2026. The negotiations on the draft resolution appear to have... Tags: ,

  • Tomorrow (24 January), Russia will convene an Arria-formula meeting on Ukraine titled “Beyond the Battlefield: Atrocities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Against Civilians”. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia (Russia) is expected to make opening remarks. The anticipated briefers, who will participate... Tags: ,

  • 16 January 2025

    Ukraine: Briefing

    This afternoon (16 January), the Security Council will hold a briefing on Ukraine. Slovenia and the US—the co-penholders on political issues in Ukraine—requested the meeting to receive a general update on developments. Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo is... Tags: ,

  • Tomorrow afternoon (13 January), there will be an Arria-formula meeting titled “Violations of international humanitarian law against Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilian detainees”. The meeting is being organised by the UK, with co-sponsorship from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, and... Tags: ,

  • This afternoon (20 December), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. Russia requested the meeting to discuss the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine. High Representative for Disarmament... Tags: ,

  • This afternoon (18 December), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing under the agenda item “Non-proliferation/Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)”. The meeting was requested by France, Japan, Malta, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Slovenia, the UK, and... Tags: , , ,