What's In Blue: the Middle East
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Tomorrow morning (29 November), the Security Council will convene for a ministerial-level briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Closed consultations are scheduled to follow the open briefing. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will chair...
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This morning (22 November), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Malta and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) requested the meeting, citing “the deeply concerning developments in the...
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Tomorrow morning (16 November), Security Council members will hold their monthly meeting on Yemen in closed consultations. UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths, and Head of the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement...
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This afternoon (15 November), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution on the escalation of violence in Gaza and Israel. The draft resolution in blue has a humanitarian focus and references child protection issues throughout the...
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This afternoon (10 November), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) called for the meeting to discuss the deteriorating situation in Gaza,...
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This afternoon (6 November), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) called for the meeting to discuss the worsening situation in Gaza...
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Tomorrow afternoon (30 October), Security Council members will convene for an emergency open briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), later joined by China, requested the meeting to discuss the...
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This afternoon (25 October), the Security Council is expected to vote on two draft resolutions on the recent escalation of violence in Israel and Gaza and the ensuing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. (For background, see our 7, 12, 16, and 23 October...
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Tomorrow (24 October), the Security Council will hold its quarterly open debate on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauro Vieira will chair the meeting. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Special Coordinator...
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Today (16 October) at 6 pm EST, the Security Council is expected to vote on two draft resolutions on the recent escalation of violence in Israel and Gaza and the ensuing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. One draft was authored by...
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Tomorrow afternoon (13 October), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Brazil (October’s Council President), later joined by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), called for the meeting. According...
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This afternoon (12 October), Security Council members will hold their monthly briefing on Yemen in closed consultations. UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg; the Director of OCHA’s Operations and Advocacy Division, Edem Wosornu; and the head of the UN...
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Tomorrow morning (10 October), the Security Council will convene for a briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). Special Representative and head of UNAMI Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert is expected to brief on recent developments in Iraq and...
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Tomorrow afternoon (8 October), Security Council members will convene for emergency closed consultations on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Malta, joined later by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), requested the meeting to discuss the recent...
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This afternoon (27 September), the Security Council will hold a briefing on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria. Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen and Director of OCHA’s Operations and Advocacy Division Edem Wosornu are expected to brief...
