What's In Blue: the Middle East
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Tomorrow afternoon (4 September), the Security Council is expected to hold a briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo and Director of the Operations and Advocacy Division...
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This afternoon (29 August), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Switzerland and the UK called for the meeting in light of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza...
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This morning (28 August), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending “the present mandate” of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for one year, until 31 August 2025. UNIFIL was most recently renewed through...
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Tomorrow morning (28 August), the Security Council will hold a briefing on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria. Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen and Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya are expected to brief on political and...
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Tomorrow morning (22 August), the Security Council will hold 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 and a representative...
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Tomorrow morning (15 August), the Security Council will hold its regular monthly open briefing and closed consultations on Yemen. UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg and OCHA’s Director of the Financing and Partnerships Division Lisa Doughten are expected to brief...
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Tomorrow afternoon (13 August), the Security Council will hold a briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. The briefing follows Algeria’s request, supported by Slovenia, for an urgent meeting to discuss the ongoing hostilities in...
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Tomorrow morning (26 July), the Security Council will hold a briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Algeria, China, and Russia called for the meeting to discuss the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The expected briefers...
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Tomorrow morning (23 July), the Security Council will hold its regular monthly open briefing and closed consultations on Yemen. UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg and Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya are expected to brief in the...
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This afternoon (22 July), the Security Council will hold an open briefing under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. The P3 members (France, the UK, and the US) requested the meeting on Friday (19 July), soon after...
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Tomorrow (17 July), the Security Council will hold its quarterly open debate on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Russia, which holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council for the month of July, has chosen...
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Tomorrow morning (2 July), the Security Council will hold an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator (SHRC) for Gaza Sigrid Kaag is expected to...
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Tomorrow morning (27 June), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the monthly reporting requirement for the Secretary-General contained in resolution 2722 of 10 January on attacks by the Houthi rebel group in Yemen on...
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Tomorrow afternoon (25 June), UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Najat Rochdi and OCHA Head in Geneva and Director of the Coordination Division Ramesh Rajasingham are expected to brief the Council on political and humanitarian developments in Syria, respectively. Closed...
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Tomorrow morning (25 June), the Security Council will hold its monthly meeting on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland is expected to brief on recent developments...
