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Myanmar: Private Meeting*
In December*, the Security Council will convene for a private meeting on Myanmar. Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar Julie Bishop and Special Envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Chair on Myanmar Tan Sri Othman Hashim are expected to brief. The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the UK, the penholder on the file, requested the meeting. The UK is also expected to deliver a statement on behalf of a group of Council members at a press stakeout held in connection with the meeting.
The situation in Myanmar has continued to deteriorate throughout 2025. In his 27 October statement at the 15th ASEAN-UN Summit, Secretary-General António Guterres noted that the ongoing conflict in the country, which was sparked by the February 2021 military coup that overthrew the democratically elected government led by the National League for Democracy (NLD), has killed thousands, displaced millions, and threatened regional stability. Guterres called for an immediate end to the violence, inclusive dialogue, a return to civilian government, and the release of arbitrarily detained prisoners, as well as unhindered humanitarian access. He also welcomed improved cooperation between Bishop and Othman and expressed full support for ASEAN’s Five-Point Consensus (5PC). (Agreed during an April 2021 ASEAN leaders’ meeting, the 5PC called for the immediate cessation of violence, constructive dialogue, a special envoy of the ASEAN chair to facilitate mediation of the dialogue process, humanitarian assistance, and a visit to Myanmar by the ASEAN Special Envoy to meet with all parties concerned.)
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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 morning (26 November), Security Council members will hold an informal interactive dialogue (IID) on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (IIDs are closed, informal meetings chaired by the Council president that allow for the participation of non-Council members.)...
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A joint letter marking the formal start of the selection and appointment process for the next UN Secretary-General has been signed today (25 November) by the President of the Security Council, Michael Imran Kanu, and the President of the General...
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On Wednesday morning (26 November), the Security Council and the General Assembly will adopt substantively identical resolutions on the 2025 Peacebuilding Architecture Review (PBAR). The Council president for November (Sierra Leone) is expected to put the agreed draft resolution to...
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Tomorrow afternoon (25 November), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing for six months the authorisation for member states, acting nationally or through regional organisations, to inspect vessels on the high seas off the coast...
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On Monday morning (24 November), the Security Council will hold its regular monthly open briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” (MEPQ). The expected briefer is Ramiz Alakbarov, the Deputy Special Coordinator and Resident Coordinator at the...
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Tomorrow morning (21 November), there will be an Arria-formula meeting on “Maritime Safety and Security: Protection of Seafarers”. Greece and non-Council members India and the Philippines are organising the meeting. Denmark and Panama are co-sponsoring the meeting with non-Council members...
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Tomorrow afternoon (20 November), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Ukraine. Council members Denmark, France, Greece, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Slovenia, and the UK requested the meeting, citing rising numbers of civilian casualties in Ukraine, ongoing...
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Tomorrow afternoon (19 November), the Security Council will convene for the annual open briefing on the work of its counter-terrorism-related committees. The expected briefers are Ambassador Sandra Jensen Landi (Denmark), the chair of the 1267/1989/2253 Islamic State in Iraq and...
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Tomorrow afternoon (18 November), Security Council members will hold closed consultations on UN peacekeeping operations. Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix will brief on the contingency measures being implemented by UN peacekeeping missions funded by the peacekeeping budget to address...
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Tomorrow morning (18 November), the Security Council will hold a briefing on “Enhancing Regional Counter-Terrorism Cooperation in West Africa and the Sahel”, under the agenda item “Peace consolidation in West Africa”. Sierra Leone, November’s Council president, has chosen to convene...
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Tomorrow afternoon (17 November) at 5 pm, the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution authored by the US that welcomes the establishment of a Board of Peace (BoP) as a “transitional governance administration” in Gaza and...
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Tomorrow (17 November), the Security Council will convene for a high-level open debate on conflict-related food insecurity, under the agenda item “Threats to international peace and security”. The meeting, titled “Framing the global dialogue: addressing food insecurity as a driver...
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Mr President, excellencies, distinguished delegates, co-chairs of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and other Procedural Questions, my co-briefer, Loraine Sievers, colleagues in SCAD, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for inviting Security Council Report to address the Council’s open debate...
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Tomorrow afternoon (14 November), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the 2140 Yemen sanctions regime—comprising targeted financial and travel ban measures—for another year, until 14 November 2026. (The targeted arms embargo on the Houthi...
