Insights on the work of the UN Security Council
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On Saturday (10 February), the last day of the Council’s visiting mission to Colombia, the delegation traveled to the Pacific port city of Buenaventura in the Valle del Cauca department, one of the most conflict-affected areas of the country. While...
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On Wednesday (14 February), the Security Council is expected to hold a briefing on Yemen. UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg and OCHA Director of Operations and Advocacy Edem Wosornu are the expected briefers. Following the open session, Council...
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Tomorrow (13 February), the Security Council will convene for a high-level open debate on “The impact of climate change and food insecurity on the maintenance of international peace and security”, the signature event of Guyana’s presidency. President Mohamed Irfaan Ali...
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This afternoon (12 February), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Algeria requested the consultations to discuss the situation in Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip....
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This afternoon (12 February), Security Council members will hold closed consultations, at France’s request, on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix is expected to brief on his recent visit to the DRC...
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On Friday (9 February), the second day of the Council’s visiting mission to Colombia, the delegation traveled to the southern Caquetá department to visit a former territorial area for training and reintegration (TATR) called Agua Bonita. Council members then returned...
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Yesterday (8 February), the Security Council began its visiting mission to Colombia with a full day of back-to-back meetings in Bogotá. Council members met with various Colombian actors involved in the implementation of the 2016 Final Agreement for Ending the...
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Tomorrow afternoon (8 February), the Security Council will convene for a briefing on Kosovo. Citing article 35 of the UN Charter, Serbia requested the meeting, with Russia’s support, to discuss rising tensions in Kosovo following Pristina’s decision to make the...
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This afternoon (7 February), Council members will depart New York to begin a visiting mission to Colombia that concludes on 11 February. The UK (the penholder on Colombia), Guyana, and Switzerland are co-leading the mission. The overarching goal of the...
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Tomorrow afternoon (6 February), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on Ukraine under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. Russia requested the meeting to discuss an incident that occurred on 3 February, in which Ukrainian forces...
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This afternoon (5 February), the Security Council will hold a briefing on recent US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria under the “threats to international peace and security” agenda item. The meeting was requested by Russia. Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding...
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Tomorrow morning (5 February), the Security Council will convene for a private meeting on Myanmar. The newly appointed Special Envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Chair on Myanmar, Alounkeo Kittikhoun, and Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East,...
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Guyana is the president of the Security Council in February. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 February). In addition to the scheduled meetings in New York, Council members will conduct a visiting...
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This morning (31 January), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Algeria requested the meeting following the 26 January order issued by the International...
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Tomorrow morning (30 January), the Security Council is scheduled to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for another year, until 31 January 2025. The negotiations on the draft resolution appear to have...