Insights on the work of the UN Security Council
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NOVEMBER 2005-NOVEMBER 2025: 20 YEARS of SCR Our November 2005 Monthly Forecast launched SCR twenty years ago. Since then, we have published 240 Monthly Forecasts and expanded our products to include daily reporting through What’s in Blue, in-depth research reports...
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Sierra Leone is the president of the Security Council in November. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (3 November). Sierra Leone has chosen to organise two signature events during its presidency. The first...
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This afternoon (31 October), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) for another year, until 31 October 2026. The draft text in blue maintains UNSMIL’s...
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This afternoon (31 October), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for one year, until 31 October 2026. The draft resolution in blue calls...
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Tomorrow afternoon (31 October), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia for another year, until 31 October 2026. The negotiations on this year’s mandate renewal were the most...
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Tomorrow morning (31 October), the Security Council will hold its semi-annual debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Council members are also expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the authorisation of the European Union (EU)-led multinational stabilisation force (EUFOR...
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Tomorrow morning (30 October), the Security Council is expected to hold an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on Sudan. It appears that the meeting had been previously scheduled for early November, in keeping with resolution 2715 of 1 December...
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Tomorrow morning (28 October), the Security Council will hold an open briefing 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 the Central African...
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Tomorrow (24 October), the day the UN Charter entered into force 80 years ago, the Security Council is expected to hold an open debate titled “The United Nations Organization: Looking into the Future” under the “Maintenance of international peace and...
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Tomorrow (23 October), the Security Council will hold its quarterly open debate on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. The anticipated briefer is Ramiz Alakbarov, the Deputy Special Coordinator and Resident Coordinator at the Office of...
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This afternoon (22 October), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Haiti. Special Representative and Head of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) Carlos Ruiz Massieu is expected to brief on recent developments in the country and...
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Tomorrow morning (22 October), the Security Council will hold its monthly open briefing and closed consultations on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria. Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Najat Rochdi and UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs...
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On Friday (17 October), Security Council members held their 19th annual joint consultative meeting with members of the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. During the day, they also met with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion...
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On Tuesday morning (21 October), the Security Council will convene for its second regular briefing this year on the situation in Kosovo. Deputy Special Representative and Officer-in-Charge of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Milbert Dongjoon Shin is...
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Yesterday morning (16 October), Security Council members began their day with meetings with UN and African Union (AU) officials in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In the afternoon, they participated in the tenth informal joint seminar with the African Union Peace and...
