Insights on the work of the UN Security Council
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Tomorrow morning (8 August), the Security Council will receive a briefing on the situation in Mali from the Secretary-General, as well as from a representative of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). It is also likely that a...
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Tomorrow afternoon (7 August), Council members are scheduled to be briefed in consultations by the head of the Department of Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman on emerging issues. The two issues which are set to be raised are Somalia and Camp...
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Traditionally the August programme of work of the Security Council tends to be light as many senior members of the Permanent Missions are away. France, which holds the presidency this month, has followed this practice with a programme of work...
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Tomorrow afternoon (2 August), the Council will hear from peacekeeping head Hervé Ladsous in a public briefing on the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS), to be followed by informal consultations. Ladsous visited Syria in late July and his briefing...
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Council members will meet this afternoon (Monday, 30 July) to discuss recent developments in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of the UN Stabilisation Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO),...
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This afternoon Security Council members may release a press statement on Guinea-Bissau which was put under silence procedure last night (26 July). It appears that there are expectations that Togo may have some amendments to the draft, but at press...
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The Security Council is negotiating a resolution renewing the mandate of the AU/UN Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) before its expiration on Tuesday, 31 July. The adoption of the resolution is scheduled for tomorrow morning (26 July), but it is...
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Tomorrow morning (26 July), the Security Council looks set to renew the mandate of the UN Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) until 31 July 2013. The draft resolution, circulated by France on 20 July, was placed under silence procedure today....
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Tomorrow morning (26 July) the Council is scheduled to hold consultations in accordance with resolution 2046, adopted 2 May 2012, which requested the Council be kept informed at two week intervals on the status of compliance of Sudan and South...
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At press time, it seemed a vote on an extension of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) might be called later today (19 July) following consultations on a new draft text at 2pm. The UNSMIS mandate expires tomorrow (20...
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Tomorrow afternoon (19 July) Security Council members are scheduled to hold consultations, first on the political situation in Somalia, then on the Somalia and Eritrea 751/1907 Sanctions Committee. Special Representative Augustine Mahiga is scheduled to brief on the political developments...
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At press time, a vote was scheduled for this afternoon (18 July) on the UK draft resolution put in blue last Friday (13 July) and co-sponsored by France, Germany, Portugal, and the US (S/2012/538). The draft renews the UN Supervision...
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Tomorrow afternoon (18 July), the Council is scheduled to adopt a resolution renewing the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for a further six months, until 31 January 2013. While Council members all agree that the mission—which has been on...
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Tomorrow afternoon (Tuesday, 17 July), Council members will meet in consultations on the situation in Kosovo. Requested by Russia, the consultations are in addition to the regular quarterly briefings to the Council on the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo...
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Tomorrow morning (16 July), negotiations among Council members are expected to continue at expert and possibly permanent representative level on the UK draft resolution on Syria. The draft text renews the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS), for 45 days...
