What's In Blue: the Middle East
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On Monday morning (26 September), Security Council members are expected to hold an informal interactive dialogue (IID) on Syria. The meeting is being held in accordance with resolution 2642 of 12 July, which renewed the Syria cross-border aid mechanism for...
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Tomorrow morning (15 September), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD) for one year, until 17 September 2023. Background...
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Tomorrow (14 September), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the political and humanitarian tracks in Syria. The expected briefers are Deputy Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria Najat Rochdi, Under-Secretary-General for...
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Tomorrow morning (8 September), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on Yemen. The expected briefers are Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg, OCHA Director of Operations and Advocacy Reena Ghelani, and Head of the UN Mission to Support...
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Tomorrow morning (31 August), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for one year, until 31 August 2023. The draft text in blue retains UNIFIL’s...
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Tomorrow (25 August), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. The expected briefers are Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor...
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On Monday (15 August), the Security Council will hold its monthly briefing and consultations on Yemen. Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg and OCHA Director of Operations and Advocacy Ghada Eltahir Mudawi are expected to brief. The head of the...
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Tomorrow (8 August), following the open debate on “Peace and security in Africa: Capacity-building for sustaining peace”, the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian...
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This afternoon (26 July), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the 20 July attack in the Duhok governorate of the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The meeting was requested by the United Arab...
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Tomorrow (26 July), the Security Council will hold its quarterly open debate on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for...
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Tomorrow (13 July), the Security Council is expected to renew the mandate of the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) for one year, until 14 July 2023. The UK, the penholder on Yemen, circulated the draft resolution last...
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Tomorrow (12 July) at 9 am EST, the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution reauthorising cross-border humanitarian aid deliveries through the Bab al-Hawa crossing on the Syrian-Turkish border for an additional six months, until 10 January...
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Tomorrow (30 June), the Security Council will convene for its biannual briefing on the implementation of resolution 2231 of 20 July 2015, which endorsed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran’s nuclear programme (JCPOA). Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding...
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On Monday (27 June), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on: “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland will brief....
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Tomorrow afternoon (20 June), the Security Council will hold a briefing, followed by consultations, on the humanitarian situation in Syria. Secretary-General António Guterres is expected to provide introductory remarks and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths will brief. A civil...
