What's In Blue: the Middle East
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Tomorrow morning (27 May) Security Council members are expected to vote in person on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) for one year, until 27 May 2022. The initial draft was circulated...
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On Sunday (16 May), the Security Council is expected to hold an open videoconference (VTC) debate to discuss the recent escalation of violence in Israel, Gaza and East Jerusalem. China, Norway and Tunisia called for the meeting. This will be...
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Tomorrow morning (12 May), Security Council members will hold closed videoconference (VTC) consultations on the recent escalation of violence in Jerusalem and Gaza. This will be the second meeting on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question”...
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On Monday (29 March), Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock is scheduled to brief the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria in an open videoconference (VTC). UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore will also brief. A civil society representative...
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Tomorrow (26 January), the quarterly open debate on “The Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question” will be held in videoconference (VTC) format. Tor Wennesland, who replaced Nickolay Mladenov as the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace...
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Tomorrow (18 November) Security Council members will hold a videoconference (VTC) briefing, followed by VTC consultations, on “The Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question”. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov is the anticipated...
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On Monday (26 October), Security Council members will hold the quarterly open debate on “The Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question” via videoconference. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov is expected to brief....
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Tomorrow (20 October), the Security Council will hold a ministerial-level debate via videoconference under the agenda item “Maintenance of international peace and security” on: “Comprehensive review of the situation in the Persian Gulf region”. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is...
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On Wednesday (16 September) and Friday (18 September), Security Council members will convene open videoconference meetings (VTC) on the situation in Syria. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock is expected to brief on the humanitarian situation on Wednesday, while Special...
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This afternoon (28 August), the president of the Security Council (Indonesia) is expected to announce the results of a vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for another year ahead of...
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Tomorrow (19 August), Special Envoy Geir O. Pedersen will brief Security Council members in an open videoconference (VTC) meeting, followed by a closed VTC session, on political as well as socio-economic and security developments in Syria. Pedersen is likely to...
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Today (11 July), the Security Council will again vote on a draft resolution circulated by the humanitarian co-penholders (Germany and Belgium) authorising cross-border and cross-line humanitarian access in Syria. The announcement of the results on the draft resolution, which will...
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Tomorrow (24 June) Security Council members are expected to hold an open videoconference (VTC), followed by a closed VTC, on “The Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question”. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov...
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On Monday (18 May) and Tuesday (19 May), Security Council members will convene two separate open videoconferencing (VTC) meetings, followed by closed VTC sessions, on the political and humanitarian situation in Syria, respectively. Special Envoy Geir O. Pedersen is expected...
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On Monday afternoon (30 March), Security Council members will convene an informal videoconference meeting on the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov is expected to provide the quarterly briefing on...
