What's In Blue: Programme of Work
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Council members agreed on their provisional programme of work this afternoon. The UK, as president of the Security Council in November, has chosen to focus on conflict prevention, peace operations and Somalia. On conflict prevention there will be an open...
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This afternoon (2 October), Council members adopted their programme of work for October. Spain, the Council president for the month, has chosen as the centrepiece of its presidency an open debate on women, peace and security. It is expected to...
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This morning (2 September), Council members adopted their provisional programme of work for September. Members were then briefed under “any other business” (AOB) by Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag on the political situation there. The Council’s programme of work...
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This morning (4 August), Council members adopted their programme of work for August. At press time, only one adoption is planned for the month, with the Council expected to extend the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)...
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This morning (2 July), Council members adopted their programme of work for July. The month has got off to a busy start with Council members receiving briefings on Burundi by UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonović and the...
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This morning Council members adopted their programme of work for June. Malaysia, the president of the Council this month, and chair of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, has chosen as its centerpiece an open debate on children...
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Earlier today (2 April) the Council adopted its programme of work for the month. The April programme looks relatively light with 11 formal meetings (nine public and two private with troop-contributing countries) and eight consultations scheduled at press time. Among...
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This morning (3 September) Council members adopted their provisional programme of work for September. The month got off to a busy start earlier today with a briefing under Any Other Business on the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) by Under-Secretary-General...
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August, once considered a quiet month for the Security Council, is likely to be busy this year. On its programme of work for August, the Security Council has included one open debate, two debates, ten briefings, fifteen consultations, two adoptions,...
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At press time, the Security Council expected to hold eight formal meetings and 10 consultations in July. It plans to adopt three resolutions: one each renewing the mandates of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) and the UN Assistance...
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The month began on an unexpected note with consultations on 2 June on a draft resolution on Ukraine, drafted by Russia, the President of the Security Council for June. Ukraine is currently in the footnotes of the programme of work...
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In February, under the presidency of Lithuania, the Council will have two open debates with presidential statements as likely outcomes. The biannual open debate on the protection of civilians is expected to include High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay,...
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The Security Council’s programme of work for January 2014 consists largely of regular briefings, consultations, mandate renewals and debates. In addition, Jordan, the President of the Security Council for January, has chosen to hold an open debate on “War, its...
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The Sahel and West Africa feature prominently on the December programme of work of the Security Council. France, the President of the Council for December, has chosen to hold a high-level meeting on drug trafficking in the Sahel and West...
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During November, China will preside over the Security Council. The month has gotten off to a busy start, with the Council issuing on 2 November a press statement condemning the kidnapping and killing of two French journalists in Mali (SC/11169)....
