What's In Blue: Working Methods
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France is the president of the Security Council in April. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 April). The quarterly open debate on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” will...
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Denmark is the president of the Security Council in March. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (3 March). Denmark is expected to organise one signature event, an open debate on “Advancing adaptability in UN...
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China is the president of the Security Council in February. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (3 February). China has chosen to organise one signature event, a high-level open debate on “Practicing Multilateralism,...
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Algeria is the president of the Security Council in January. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (2 January). Algeria has chosen to organise three signature events during its presidency. The first one is...
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The US is the president of the Security Council in December. Council members were unable to reach agreement on the provisional programme of work for the month, apparently due to Russia’s objection to the inclusion of Ukraine on the programme. Instead, the...
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The 22nd annual workshop for incoming members of the UN Security Council, titled “Hitting the Ground Running”, will be held on 21 and 22 November on Long Island, New York. The government of Finland is convening the workshop in cooperation...
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The UK is the president of the Security Council in November. Council members were unable to reach agreement on the provisional programme of work for the month, due to Russia’s apparent objection to the inclusion of Ukraine on the programme. Instead, the...
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Switzerland is the president of the Security Council in October. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 October). Switzerland has chosen to organise two signature events. The first is a high-level briefing on...
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Slovenia is the president of the Security Council in September. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (3 September). Slovenia has chosen to organise one signature event, a high-level open debate on “Leadership for...
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On Monday morning (12 August), the Security Council will convene for a high-level debate titled “Addressing the historical injustice and enhancing Africa’s effective representation on the UN Security Council” under the “Maintenance of international peace and security” agenda item. This...
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Sierra Leone is the president of the Security Council in August. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 August). Sierra Leone has chosen to organise two signature events. It will convene a debate...
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Russia is the president of the Security Council in July. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 July). Russia has chosen to organise three signature events this month. It will convene a ministerial-level...
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Tomorrow (6 June), the 78th session of the UN General Assembly is scheduled to hold elections for membership of the Security Council. The five seats available for election in 2024, according to the regular distribution among regions, are as follows: one seat...
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The Republic of Korea (ROK) is the president of the Security Council in June. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (3 June). The ROK has chosen to organise one signature event, a high-level...
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Tomorrow morning (16 May), the Security Council is expected to adopt its annual report to the General Assembly, covering the period from 1 January to 31 December 2023. Under Article 24(3) of the UN Charter, the Security Council must submit...
