What's In Blue: the Middle East
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Tomorrow (17 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. UNITAD’s current mandate expires on 18...
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Tomorrow (15 September), the Security Council will hold an in-person briefing on the humanitarian situation in Syria. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths is expected to brief the Council via videoconference (VTC). A Syrian civil society representative may also brief....
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Tomorrow (10 September), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on Yemen. The Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, who was appointed on 6 August and officially started his position on 5 September,...
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Tomorrow (30 August), the Security Council will vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for one year, until 31 August 2022. The draft text in blue retains UNIFIL’s core mandate and...
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On Monday (30 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”. Harsh Vardhan Shringla, India’s Foreign Secretary, will chair the meeting. Special Coordinator...
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On Monday (23 August), the Security Council will hold its monthly briefing on Yemen, followed by consultations. Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific Khaled Khiari, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths, and UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta...
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Tomorrow (28 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 Lynn Hastings will brief. Yudith Oppenheimer, Executive Director...
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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...
