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What's In Blue: Syria

  • 5 November 2025

    Counter-Terrorism: Vote on a Draft Resolution Amending the 1267/1989/2253 ISIL/Da’esh and Al-Qaida Sanctions List*

    Tomorrow afternoon (6 November), the Security Council will vote on a draft resolution removing interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and interim Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab from the 1267/1989/2253 Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions... Tags: Counter-Terrorism, Insights on Counter-Terrorism, Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 21 October 2025

    Syria: Briefing and Consultations

    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... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 20 August 2025

    Syria: Briefing and Consultations

    Tomorrow morning (21 August), the Security Council will hold its monthly open briefing on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria. UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher are expected to brief.... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 9 August 2025

    Syria: Adoption of Presidential Statement

    Tomorrow morning (10 August), the Security Council is expected to adopt a presidential statement on the situation in Syria. The draft text, authored by Denmark, is a response to sectarian violence that started on 13 July in Suweida, a Druze-majority governorate... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 27 July 2025

    Syria: Briefing and Consultations

    Tomorrow morning (28 July), the Security Council will hold its monthly meeting on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria. UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen and Director of the Operations and Advocacy Division at the UN Office for... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 17 July 2025

    Syria: Emergency Briefing Following Israeli Airstrikes

    This afternoon (17 July), the Security Council will hold an emergency briefing on the situation in Syria. The meeting was requested by Syria in a letter dated 16 July (S/2025/470). Algeria and Somalia supported the meeting request. Assistant Secretary-General for... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 16 June 2025

    Syria: Briefing and Consultations

    Tomorrow morning (17 June), the Security Council will hold its monthly briefing on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria. Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Najat Rochdi and Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya will brief the Council. A civil... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 20 May 2025

    Syria: Briefing and Consultations

    Tomorrow morning (21 May), the Security Council will hold its monthly meeting on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria. Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis is expected to chair the meeting. UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen and UN... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 9 April 2025

    Syria: Briefing

    Tomorrow morning (10 April), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Syria. Algeria and Somalia requested the meeting after the Permanent Mission of Syria to the UN sent a 7 April letter to the Council (S/2025/216) concerning recent Israeli... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 24 March 2025

    Syria: Briefing and Consultations

    Tomorrow morning (25 March), the Security Council will hold a briefing on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria. Denmark’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, will chair the meeting. Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General for... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 14 March 2025

    Syria: Adoption of Presidential Statement

    Today (14 March) at 12:30 pm, the Security Council is expected to adopt a presidential statement on the situation in Syria. The statement, co-authored by Russia and the US, is a response to sectarian conflict between 6 and 10 March... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 6 March 2025

    Syria (Chemical Weapons): Briefing and Consultations

    Tomorrow morning (7 March), the Security Council will hold an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the Syria chemical weapons track. The meeting is the regular meeting on the implementation of resolution 2118 of 27 September 2013, which was adopted unanimously... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 11 February 2025

    Syria: Briefing and Consultations

    Tomorrow morning (12 February), the Security Council will hold a briefing on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria. Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen and Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya are expected to brief on political... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 29 January 2025

    Syria: Closed Consultations

    Tomorrow morning (30 January), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on Syria. Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen is expected to brief via videoconference (VTC) from Damascus. Algeria, January’s Council president, called for the meeting in its... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 17 January 2025

    Briefing on the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)

    This afternoon (17 January), the Security Council will hold a briefing on the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). Russia requested the meeting to address the latest developments in the respective areas of... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Lebanon, Syria

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