What's In Blue: the Middle East
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Tomorrow morning (11 December), the Security Council will hold its monthly open briefing and closed consultations on Yemen. UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg will brief. The new Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Thomas Fletcher, who was appointed on 9 October,...
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This afternoon (9 December), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on Syria. Russia requested the meeting to address the latest developments in Syria and their implications for the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). Following this, the UK proposed...
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Tomorrow afternoon (4 December), Council members are expected to receive a briefing in closed consultations on Lebanon. France, the penholder on the file, and the US requested the consultations following the announcement on 26 November of a cessation of hostilities...
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Tomorrow morning (20 November), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution on the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, which was put forward by the Council’s ten elected members (E10). The draft text in blue...
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On Monday morning (18 November), the Security Council will convene for a briefing under “The situation in the Middle East” agenda item titled “ending the war and securing durable peace”. One of the signature events of the UK’s November Council...
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Tomorrow morning (13 November), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the 2140 Yemen sanctions regime—comprising targeted financial and travel ban measures—for another year, until 15 November 2025. (The targeted arms embargo on the Houthi...
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Tomorrow afternoon (12 November), the Security Council will hold a briefing under the “Protection of civilians in armed conflict” agenda item to discuss the risk of famine in northern Gaza. Guyana and Switzerland, the Council’s co-focal points on conflict and...
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Tomorrow (29 October), the Security Council will hold its quarterly open debate on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” (MEPQ). Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland Ignazio Cassis will chair the meeting....
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This afternoon (28 October), the Security Council will convene for an emergency meeting on the airstrikes that Israel launched against Iran on 25 October. The meeting, which will be held under the agenda item “The situation in the Middle East”, was requested...
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This morning (16 October), the Security Council will hold a briefing, followed by closed consultations, on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” (MEPQ). Algeria, supported by France and the UK, called for the meeting. Acting Under-Secretary-General...
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Tomorrow morning (15 October), the Security Council will hold its regular monthly open briefing and closed consultations on Yemen. UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg, Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya, and a civil society representative are expected to...
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On Monday morning (14 October), Council members are expected to receive a briefing in closed consultations on the Secretary-General’s latest report on the implementation of resolution 1559 (S/2024/723), which was circulated to Council members on 8 October. Under-Secretary-General for Political...
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Tomorrow afternoon (9 October), the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the humanitarian situation in Gaza under the agenda item “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Algeria and Slovenia, supported by France, requested...
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This evening (25 September) at 6 pm EST, the Security Council is expected to hold a briefing under the agenda item “The situation in the Middle East” focused on the rapidly intensifying conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. French Foreign Minister...
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Tomorrow afternoon (20 September), the Security Council is expected to hold a briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” focused on the situation in Lebanon. Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo and UN...
