What's In Blue: the Middle East
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On Tuesday morning (14 July), the Security Council is expected to hold a meeting under the “Maintenance of international peace and security” agenda item to vote on a draft resolution extending the monthly reporting requirement for the Secretary-General on attacks...
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On Monday afternoon (13 July), the Security Council is expected to hold an open briefing on Yemen under the agenda item “the situation in the Middle East”. The Yemeni government requested an emergency meeting in a 7 July letter from...
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On Friday morning (10 July), the Security Council is scheduled to hold a briefing under the “Non-Proliferation” agenda item to discuss the implementation of resolution 2231 of 20 July 2015, which endorsed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran‘s nuclear programme....
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On Monday morning (29 June), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” (MEPQ). The anticipated briefers are Deputy Special Coordinator and Resident Coordinator at the Office of the...
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On Monday morning (22 June), the Security Council will hold a briefing on Syria. Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Claudio Cordone and Acting Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Indrika Ratwatte are the anticipated briefers. Closed consultations are scheduled to follow the...
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Tomorrow afternoon (18 June), the Security Council is expected to hold an open briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. The Council’s ten elected members requested the meeting to discuss the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Four...
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Tomorrow morning (16 June), the Security Council will hold a briefing on Yemen. UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher are expected to brief. Closed consultations are scheduled to follow the open briefing. The Houthis’...
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Tomorrow afternoon (9 June), the Security Council is scheduled to hold an open briefing on the work of the 1737 Sanctions Committee concerning Iran. Colombia—the Council’s president in June—intends to convene the meeting under the “Non-Proliferation” agenda item. No briefer is expected. Background The...
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On Wednesday (10 June), the Security Council will hold a high-level open debate titled “Advancing Political Solutions in the Middle East: Mediation and Dialogue for Lasting Peace” under the “Maintenance of international peace and security” agenda item. Colombian President Gustavo...
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Tomorrow afternoon (4 June), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” (MEPQ). Bahrain—supported by Colombia, Denmark, Greece, France, Latvia, Pakistan, Russia, and the UK—requested the consultations following the...
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Tomorrow morning (21 May), the Security Council will hold its regular monthly open briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” (MEPQ). The anticipated briefers are Deputy Special Coordinator and Resident Coordinator at the Office of...
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Tomorrow morning (8 May), the Security Council’s five European members—Denmark, France, Greece, Latvia, and the UK—will convene an Arria-formula meeting on the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Three civil society representatives are expected to brief: a Palestinian, an Israeli,...
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Tomorrow (28 April), the Security Council will hold its quarterly open debate on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Bahrain—the Council’s president in April—is convening the meeting as a high-level signature event, which its Minister of...
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On Wednesday afternoon (22 April), the Security Council will hold a briefing on Syria. Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Claudio Cordone, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher, and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Vanessa Frazier are...
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Tomorrow morning (14 April), the Security Council will hold a briefing on Yemen. UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg and Director of the Crisis Response Division at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Edem Wosornu are...
