What's In Blue: the Middle East
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Tomorrow (24 March), the Security Council expects to receive a briefing on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria. Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen is expected to brief via videoconference on political developments, while Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs...
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Tomorrow (22 March), 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 is expected to...
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Tomorrow (15 March), the Security Council will hold its monthly briefing, followed by closed consultations, on Yemen. UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths are expected to brief at the open session. The head of...
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On Monday (28 February), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution that renews the Yemen financial and travel ban sanctions until 28 February 2023, reaffirms the provisions of the targeted arms embargo established in resolution 2216...
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Tomorrow (25 February), the Security Council will hold a briefing, followed by consultations, on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria. Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen is expected to brief via videoconference on the political situation, while Assistant...
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Tomorrow (24 February), the Security Council will convene for a briefing on the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). Special Representative and head of UNAMI Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert is expected to brief on recent developments in Iraq and on the Secretary-General’s...
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Tomorrow (23 February), 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 is expected to...
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Tomorrow (22 February), the Security Council will convene for a briefing on the UN Compensation Commission (UNCC). Ambassador Michael Gaffey (Ireland), the president of the UNCC Governing Council and Ireland’s Permanent Representative to the UN and other International Organisations at...
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Tomorrow (15 February), the Security Council will hold a briefing, followed by closed consultations, on Yemen. UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths, and the chair of the 2140 Yemen Sanctions Committee, Ambassador Ferit Hoxha (Albania),...
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On Wednesday (26 January) and on Thursday (27 January), the Security Council will hold briefings, followed by consultations, on political and humanitarian developments in Syria, respectively. Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen is expected to brief on the political...
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Tomorrow (21 January), Security Council members will hold closed consultations under the agenda item “Threats to international peace and security” on the 17 January Houthi-claimed attack against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which killed three civilians and injured six others...
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Tomorrow (19 January), the Security Council will hold its quarterly open debate on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland will brief the Council. Gidon Bromberg and...
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Tomorrow (21 December), 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 is expected to...
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On Monday (20 December), the Security Council will hold a briefing, followed by consultations, on humanitarian and political developments in Syria. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths will brief the Council in person on the humanitarian situation, while Special Envoy...
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Tomorrow afternoon (14 December), the Security Council will convene for its biannual briefing on 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 Affairs Rosemary...
