Insights on the work of the UN Security Council
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Sierra Leone is the president of the Security Council in August. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 August). Sierra Leone has chosen to organise two signature events. It will convene a debate...
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Tomorrow morning (30 July), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the sanctions measures imposed on armed groups operating in the Central African Republic (CAR) until 31 July 2025 and the mandate of the Panel...
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Tomorrow morning (29 July), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on Sudan, at the request of the UK (the penholder on the file). The anticipated briefers are Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Sudan Ramtane Lamamra and OCHA’s Director...
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Tomorrow morning (26 July), the Security Council will hold a briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Algeria, China, and Russia called for the meeting to discuss the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The expected briefers...
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Tomorrow morning (25 July), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. Russia, which serves as July’s Council president, initiated the meeting in its national capacity to discuss the supply...
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Tomorrow morning (23 July), the Security Council will hold its regular monthly open briefing and closed consultations on Yemen. UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg and Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya are expected to brief in the...
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This afternoon (22 July), the Security Council will hold an open briefing under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. The P3 members (France, the UK, and the US) requested the meeting on Friday (19 July), soon after...
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Tomorrow morning (19 July), the Security Council will hold a debate on cooperation between the UN and regional and subregional organisations, focusing on the role of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and the...
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On Friday afternoon (19 July), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution co-penned by Malta and the US strengthening the mandate of the Focal Point for Delisting, which was established by resolution 1730 of 19 December 2006 to...
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Tomorrow (17 July), the Security Council will hold its quarterly open debate on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Russia, which holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council for the month of July, has chosen...
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Tomorrow (16 July), the Security Council will convene for a ministerial-level open debate on “Multilateral cooperation in the interest of a more just, democratic and sustainable world order” under the “Maintenance of international peace and security” agenda item. Russian Foreign...
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Tomorrow morning (12 July), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) for another year, until 15 July 2025. Ecuador and the US, the co-penholders on...
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Tomorrow afternoon (11 July), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Colombia. Special Representative and Head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia Carlos Ruiz Massieu will brief on recent developments and the Secretary-General’s latest 90-day report on...
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Tomorrow morning (9 July), the Security Council will convene for an emergency meeting on Ukraine. Ecuador and France, supported by Slovenia, the UK, and the US, requested the meeting following a series of Russian missile attacks targeting multiple cities across...
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On Monday (8 July), Council members will convene for an Arria-formula meeting on “Stepping up Preventive Action: From Environmental Challenges to Opportunities for Peace”. Slovenia is organising the meeting together with Guyana, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and Sierra Leone....
