Insights on the work of the UN Security Council
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Tomorrow afternoon (29 May), 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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Tomorrow morning (28 May), the Security Council will hold its regular monthly open briefing and closed consultations on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” (MEPQ). Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process ad interim Sigrid Kaag and a...
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Tomorrow afternoon (28 May), Security Council members will hold closed consultations on Haiti. The meeting was requested by the ten elected members (E10) to receive an update on the situation in the country and to discuss how the Security Council...
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Tomorrow (22 May), the Security Council will hold its annual open debate on the protection of civilians (PoC) in armed conflict. Greece, the Council president for May, is convening the meeting as one of its signature events. It will be...
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On Friday afternoon (23 May), an Arria-formula meeting will be convened by Slovenia together with Algeria, Panama, and Sierra Leone that is titled “Freshwater Resources and Related Infrastructure under Attack: Protecting Water in Armed Conflict—Protecting Civilian Lives”. Several non-Council members—Costa...
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Tomorrow morning (21 May), the Security Council will hold its monthly meeting on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria. Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis is expected to chair the meeting. UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen and UN...
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Tomorrow morning (20 May), the Security Council will hold a high-level open debate titled “Strengthening Maritime Security through International Cooperation for Global Stability” under the “Maintenance of international peace and security” agenda item. Greece, the Council president in May, is...
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Tomorrow morning (19 May), the Security Council will convene for a private meeting to discuss the political, security, and humanitarian situations in Sudan. Greece, May’s Council president, scheduled the meeting following significant interest from Council members in discussing the situation in...
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Tomorrow morning (16 May), Security Council members will hold closed consultations to discuss the situation in Libya following a recent escalation of violence between armed groups in the capital Tripoli. The meeting was requested by the UK (the penholder on...
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Tomorrow afternoon (15 May), the Security Council will hold a briefing on the implementation of resolution 2474 of 11 June 2019 concerning missing persons in armed conflict. The UK and the US requested the meeting. Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle...
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Tomorrow morning (14 May), the Security Council will hold its monthly open briefing and closed consultations on Yemen. UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher will brief. A civil society representative focusing on the...
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This afternoon (13 May), the Security Council will hold a briefing under the agenda item “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” (MEPQ). The meeting was requested by the Council’s European members—Denmark, France, Greece, Slovenia, and the...
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On Monday morning (12 May), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on the African Union (AU) Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). The consultations were requested by Somalia (which is currently an elected member of the Council...
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This afternoon (8 May), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) until 30 April 2026. While the draft resolution in blue retains UNMISS’ core mandated tasks, negotiations...
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On Thursday morning (8 May), the General Assembly and the Security Council will hold an informal interactive dialogue (IID) with the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on the 2025 Peacebuilding Architecture Review (PBAR). The dialogue will open with introductory remarks by Cameroon,...