What's In Blue: Working Methods
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Tomorrow morning (5 September), the Security Council will hold its annual open debate on its working methods. The meeting will be conducted under the agenda item “Implementation of the note by the President of the Security Council (S/2017/507)”, referring to...
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Albania is the president of the Security Council in September. 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,...
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The United States is the president of the Security Council in August. In an unusual but not unprecedented development, Council members were unable to reach agreement on the provisional programme of work for the month, due to Russia’s objections primarily...
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The UK is the president of the Security Council in July. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (3 July). The UK has chosen to organise three signature events this month. It will convene...
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the president of the Security Council in June. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 June). The UAE has chosen to organise three signature events. The first...
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Next Tuesday (30 May), the Security Council is expected to adopt its annual report to the General Assembly, covering the period from 1 January to 31 December 2022. The adoption was initially scheduled for the afternoon of 24 May but...
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Switzerland is the president of the Security Council in May. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 May). As one of the signature events of its presidency, Switzerland will organise an open debate...
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Tomorrow morning (24 April), the Security Council will hold a ministerial-level open debate on “Effective multilateralism through the defense of the principles of the UN Charter”, under the “Maintenance of international peace and security” agenda item. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey...
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Russia is the president of the Security Council in April. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (3 April). Russia is expected to hold two signature events during its presidency. One will be an...
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Mozambique is the president of the Security Council in March. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 March). As one of the signature events of its presidency, Mozambique will organise an open debate...
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Malta is the president of the Security Council in February. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 February). Malta has chosen to organise two signature events. There will be a ministerial-level open debate...
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Japan is the president of the Security Council in January. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (3 January). Five elected members—Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, and Switzerland—started their two-year Council terms (2023-2024) on 1...
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India is the president of the Security Council in December. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 December). India has chosen to convene two signature events during its presidency. The first will be...
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The 20th annual workshop for incoming members of the UN Security Council, titled “Hitting the Ground Running”, will be held on 17 and 18 November on Long Island, New York. The government of Finland is convening the workshop in cooperation...
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Ghana is the president of the Security Council in November. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 November). Ghana has chosen to convene two signature events during its presidency. There will be a...
