Insights on the work of the UN Security Council
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On Tuesday morning (20 January), Security Council members are expected to hold closed consultations on the situation in South Sudan. The US requested the meeting to discuss political developments in the country and the government’s current posture towards the UN...
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This afternoon (15 January), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on the recent protests in Iran. The meeting, which will be held under the agenda item “The situation in the Middle East”, was requested by the US....
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Tomorrow morning (14 January), 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 until 15 July the monthly reporting requirement for the Secretary-General...
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On Monday morning (12 January), Somalia will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “Advancing New Paradigms for Peacebuilding: Fortifying Inclusive and Sustainable Approaches to Peacemaking”. Ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman (Somalia) and Ambassador Ricklef Johannes Beutin (Germany), the Chair of the Peacebuilding...
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This morning (5 January), the Security Council will hold an open briefing under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. Council member Colombia requested the emergency meeting following the US’ 3 January military operation in Venezuela, during which...
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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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This afternoon (29 December), the Security Council is expected to adopt a presidential statement marking the 30th anniversary of the General Framework Agreement for Peace (GFAP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), also known as the Dayton Peace Agreement. Slovenia authored...
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On Monday morning (29 December), Russia will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “Risks and Challenges Emanating from Uncontrolled Use of Low Earth Orbit Satellites”. Alexey Borodin, Director-General of the Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications; and Victor Strelets, Chairman...
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On Monday (29 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) until 5 January 2029. The US, the penholder on counter-terrorism, authored the draft text. CTED’s...
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This afternoon (23 December), the Security Council will hold an open briefing under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. Venezuela requested an urgent Council meeting in a 17 December letter, citing escalating tensions resulting from “US aggression”...
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Tomorrow morning (23 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the authorisation of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) for another year, until 31 December 2026. The UK, the penholder...
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Tomorrow morning (23 December), 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. The...
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This afternoon (22 December), the Security Council will hold an open briefing to discuss the situation in Sudan. The meeting was requested by Sudan in a 13 December letter citing intensified attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a Sudanese paramilitary...
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This afternoon (19 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) for one year, until 20 December 2026. France,...
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This afternoon (18 December), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on West Africa and the Sahel. Deputy Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel Barrie Freeman is expected to brief on the Secretary-General’s latest report on the...
