Insights on the work of the UN Security Council
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This afternoon (16 December), Security Council members will hold an informal interactive dialogue (IID) on the situation in Sudan.[1] The UK, as penholder, and Denmark are convening the meeting against the backdrop of the ongoing crisis in Sudan and the...
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On Tuesday morning (16 December), the Security Council will hold an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” (MEPQ). Deputy Special Coordinator and Resident Coordinator at the Office of the...
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On Monday (15 December), the Security Council will convene for an open debate on “Leadership for Peace” under the “Maintenance of international peace and security” agenda item. Former UN Secretary-General and member of The Elders Ban Ki-moon is one of...
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This afternoon (12 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the Panel of Experts (PoE) assisting the 2713 Al-Shabaab Sanctions Committee until 31 December 2026 and to review the mandate of...
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This afternoon (12 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution on youth, peace and security (YPS) under the agenda item “Maintenance of international peace and security”. The draft text was authored by Guyana and Sierra...
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Tomorrow morning (12 December), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including the work of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of...
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Tomorrow morning (10 December), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Afghanistan. Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (Political) and Officer-in-Charge of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Georgette Gagnon, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher, and...
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This afternoon (9 December), Security Council members will hold an informal interactive dialogue (IID) on youth, peace and security (YPS) with members of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). Council member Slovenia is organising the meeting, at which Awa Dabo, Director and...
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Tomorrow morning (9 December), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Ukraine. Council members Denmark, France, Greece, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Slovenia, and the UK requested the meeting. Slovenian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon...
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On Monday morning (22 December), the Security Council will convene for a private meeting on Myanmar. Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar Julie Bishop and Special Envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Chair on Myanmar Tan...
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Slovenia is the president of the Security Council in December. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 December). Slovenia will convene an open debate on “Leadership for Peace” under the “Maintenance of international peace and...
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Tomorrow morning (26 November), Security Council members will hold an informal interactive dialogue (IID) on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (IIDs are closed, informal meetings chaired by the Council president that allow for the participation of non-Council members.)...
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A joint letter marking the formal start of the selection and appointment process for the next UN Secretary-General has been signed today (25 November) by the President of the Security Council, Michael Imran Kanu, and the President of the General...
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On Wednesday morning (26 November), the Security Council and the General Assembly will adopt substantively identical resolutions on the 2025 Peacebuilding Architecture Review (PBAR). The Council president for November (Sierra Leone) is expected to put the agreed draft resolution to...
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Tomorrow afternoon (25 November), 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...
