Insights on the work of the UN Security Council
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Today (12 November) Russia circulated a draft Council press statement condemning an announcement by the Free Syrian Army’s Damascus Military Council. (The announcement seemed to communicate an ultimatum to foreign citizens and diplomats in Syria to evacuate within 72 hours...
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Tomorrow morning (13 November), the Security Council will hold a twice-yearly debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina at which the High Representative, Valentin Inzko, will brief the Council on the work of the Office of the High Representative (OHR). (The OHR...
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This afternoon (12 November), the Security Council is scheduled to hold a debate on the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT), whose mandate will expire at the end of December. The Acting Special Representative for Timor-Leste, Finn Reske-Nielsen—who assumed the...
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Tomorrow afternoon (8 November), Council members will be briefed by the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, on the Secretary-General’s 19 October report on illicit cross-border trafficking and movement (S/2012/777). No outcome is expected at present. The consultations and report...
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Tomorrow morning (7 November), the Security Council is scheduled to adopt a resolution extending the authorisation of the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and its UN-funded support package until 7 March 2013. The text, which was put into blue this...
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On Thursday morning (8 November), and pursuant to article 24(3) of the UN Charter, the Security Council is scheduled to adopt its draft annual report to the General Assembly covering its work from 1 August 2011 until 31 July 2012....
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Tomorrow morning (6 November), Council members will receive a briefing in consultations from Jeffrey Feltman—head of the Department of Political Affairs—on Syria and the failed ceasefire brokered for the Eid al-Adha holiday (26 – 30 October). Council members last received...
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November is looking like a busy month for the Security Council. On top of what was already a full schedule, the Council will be taking up issues that had to be postponed as a result of Hurricane Sandy. Other activities...
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The Council will hold its annual open debate on women, peace and security on Monday, 29 October.* As President of the Council for October, Guatemala has chosen the role of women’s civil society organisations and their contribution to the prevention...
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Tomorrow (25 October) Ambassador Gert Rosenthal (Guatemala), chair of the 1572 Côte d’Ivoire Sanctions Committee, will brief Council members in consultations on the midterm report (S/2012/766) of the Panel of Experts (PoE) that assists the Committee. The Committee discussed the...
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Tomorrow morning (24 October) Council members will be briefed by the Joint UN-Arab League Special Representative Lakhdar Brahimi via video-conference from Cairo on his recent visit to Syria and countries in the region (Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and...
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The Council is scheduled to hold a briefing followed by consultations among members tomorrow afternoon (24 October) on the Secretary-General’s most recent report (S/2012/771) on the situation in Darfur. It seems that Edmond Mulet, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, is...
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It seems that Council members may have a briefing and consultations on Libya and Syria tomorrow morning (23 October) following a request by Russia. This morning (22 October) Russia circulated three draft press statements, one on Libya and two on...
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Security Council members are set to adopt a draft presidential statement on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) later this afternoon. Last Wednesday (10 October), Council members were briefed by Edmond Mulet, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping...
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Tomorrow morning (18 October), the General-Assembly is scheduled to hold elections, by secret ballot, for five non-permanent Council seats for the 2013-2014 term.These include one seat for the African Group, currently held by South Africa; one seat for the Asia-Pacific...
