Insights on the work of the UN Security Council
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This afternoon (21 February), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution on the situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has deteriorated significantly since January, as the Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) rebel...
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Tomorrow morning (20 February), the Security Council will hold an open briefing and closed consultations on the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR). Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the CAR and Head of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in...
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This afternoon (19 February), the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). France, the penholder on the file, requested the meeting to discuss the latest developments in eastern DRC,...
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Tomorrow (18 February), the Security Council will hold a ministerial-level open debate on “Practicing Multilateralism, Reforming and Improving Global Governance” under the “Maintenance of international peace and security” agenda item. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is expected to chair the...
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On Monday morning (17 February), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the Panel of Experts (PoE) assisting the 1591 Sudan Sanctions Committee for another year, until 12 March 2026. The US, the penholder...
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On Monday morning (17 February), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on Ukraine under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. Russia requested the meeting to mark the tenth anniversary of the Security Council’s adoption...
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Tomorrow morning (13 February), 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. Regional developments in the Middle East...
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Tomorrow morning (12 February), the Security Council will hold a briefing on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria. Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen and Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya are expected to brief on political...
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On Monday morning (10 February), the Security Council will convene for a briefing on the Secretary-General’s 20th biannual strategic-level report on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh). Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism and Head of...
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This afternoon (4 February), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” (MEPQ). China, the Council’s president for February, scheduled the meeting following the receipt of a letter dated...
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China is the president of the Security Council in February. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (3 February). China has chosen to organise one signature event, a high-level open debate on “Practicing Multilateralism,...
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Tomorrow morning (31 January), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on Sudan, at the request of Denmark and the UK (the penholder on the file). Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace...
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Tomorrow morning (31 January), the Security Council is scheduled to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for another year, until 31 January 2026. The negotiations on the draft resolution appear to have...
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This afternoon (30 January), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on Myanmar. Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar Julie Bishop and Head of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Geneva and Director of...
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Tomorrow morning (30 January), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on Syria. Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen is expected to brief via videoconference (VTC) from Damascus. Algeria, January’s Council president, called for the meeting in its...
