What's In Blue: Working Methods
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the president of the Security Council in July. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 July). The DRC will organise two signature events this month....
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Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Thank you to the co-organisers for the invitation to participate in this discussion on strengthening the implementation of Security Council decisions. For the over twenty years, Security Council Report has closely followed and reported on the...
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Tomorrow afternoon (23 June), Security Council members China and Pakistan will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “Bridging the Implementation Gap: Security Council Resolutions and the Maintenance of International Peace and Security”. The expected briefers are Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle...
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Tomorrow morning (5 June), the General Assembly is expected to discuss the annual report of the Security Council. The report, which covers the period from 1 January to 31 December 2025, was adopted by the Security Council on 22 May (S/2026/426)....
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Colombia is the president of the Security Council in June. Council members were unable to reach agreement on the provisional programme of work for the month, apparently due to China and Russia’s objection to the inclusion of a briefing on...
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China 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 the signature event of its presidency, China will convene a ministerial-level open debate titled “Upholding the...
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Bahrain is the president of the Security Council in April. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 April). Bahrain has chosen to organise four signature events. One is a high-level open debate on maritime...
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The US is the president of the Security Council in March. Council members were unable to reach agreement on the provisional programme of work for the month, apparently due to China and Russia’s objection to the inclusion of a briefing...
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The UK is the president of the Security Council in February. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (2 February). The UK is planning a particular focus on two specific mandated meetings, which UK Secretary of State for...
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Somalia is the president of the Security Council in January. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (2 January). Somalia intends to organise one signature event, an open debate titled “Reaffirming international rule of law: pathways to reinvigorating peace, justice,...
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Slovenia is the president of the Security Council in December. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 December). Slovenia will convene an open debate on “Leadership for Peace” under the “Maintenance of international peace and...
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Tomorrow (14 November), the Security Council will convene for its annual open debate on working methods. The meeting will be held under the agenda item “Implementation of the note by the President of the Security Council (S/2024/507)”, referring to the...
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The 23rd annual workshop for incoming members of the UN Security Council, titled “Hitting the Ground Running”, will be held on 6 and 7 November on Long Island, New York. The government of Finland is convening the workshop in cooperation...
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Sierra Leone is the president of the Security Council in November. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (3 November). Sierra Leone has chosen to organise two signature events during its presidency. The first...
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Russia is the president of the Security Council in October. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 October). Russia has chosen to organise two signature events. The first is an open debate on...
