What's In Blue: Europe
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Tomorrow morning (4 December), the Security Council will hold a briefing on Ukraine. The US, December’s Council president, is convening the meeting to discuss the effects of the war on children in Ukraine. Executive Director of UNICEF Catherine Russell is...
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Tomorrow afternoon (18 November), the Security Council will convene for a high-level briefing on Ukraine. The meeting, which is a signature event of the UK’s November Council presidency, will mark 1,000 days since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in...
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This afternoon (30 October), the Security Council will convene for a briefing under the “Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine” agenda item. The meeting was requested by Ukraine, with support from several Council members—including France, Japan, Malta, Slovenia, the...
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Tomorrow morning (30 October), the Security Council will convene for its second 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...
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Tomorrow afternoon (25 October), Russia will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “Systematic violations of IHL committed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of the Russian Federation”. Briefings are expected from Rodion Miroshnik, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign...
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Tomorrow afternoon (21 October), the Security Council will convene for a briefing on Ukraine. The meeting was requested by Slovenia and the US—the co-penholders on political issues in Ukraine. Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas Miroslav Jenča...
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Tomorrow morning (4 October), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. Russia requested the meeting to mark the two-year anniversary of the 26 September 2022 explosions that caused...
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Tomorrow afternoon (24 September), the Security Council will hold a high-level briefing on the situation in Ukraine. France, Japan, Malta, the Republic of Korea (ROK), the UK, and the US requested the meeting. Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob is expected to chair...
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Tomorrow afternoon (10 September), the Security Council will hold a briefing on the situation in Ukraine. Ecuador and France requested the meeting following the latest barrage of Russian missile and drone attacks that targeted multiple cities across Ukraine. In a letter...
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Tomorrow afternoon (28 August), the Security Council will hold a briefing on the situation in Ukraine. Slovenia and the US, the co-penholders on political issues in Ukraine, requested the meeting to discuss the political and security situation in the country. A...
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Tomorrow morning (14 August), following the consultations on the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Security Council members will discuss the situation in Georgia under “any other business”. France, Japan, Malta, Slovenia, the UK, and the US requested the meeting to mark...
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Tomorrow morning (13 August), Russia will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “Crimes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the nationalist battalions”. Briefings are expected from Rodion Miroshnik, Russian Ambassador-at-Large on the Crimes of the Kyiv Regime; Maxim Grigoriev, a member...