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What's In Blue: Syria

  • 15 August 2012

    Syria Consultations Ahead of Mission Mandate Expiry

    Tomorrow morning (16 August), in consultations, Council members will hear from Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Edmond Mulet on the situation in Syria. Mulet is likely to focus on an assessment of the security situation and the implications for the mandate... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 1 August 2012

    Briefing and Consultations on UN Mission in Syria

    Tomorrow afternoon (2 August), the Council will hear from peacekeeping head Hervé Ladsous in a public briefing on the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS), to be followed by informal consultations. Ladsous visited Syria in late July and his briefing... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 19 July 2012

    Possible Extension of UNSMIS

    At press time, it seemed a vote on an extension of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) might be called later today (19 July) following consultations on a new draft text at 2pm. The UNSMIS mandate expires tomorrow (20... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 18 July 2012

    Possible Vote on Syria Resolution

    At press time, a vote was scheduled for this afternoon (18 July) on the UK draft resolution put in blue last Friday (13 July) and co-sponsored by France, Germany, Portugal, and the US (S/2012/538). The draft renews the UN Supervision... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 15 July 2012

    Negotiations on Syria Mission Renewal & Tremseh Press Statement

    Tomorrow morning (16 July), negotiations among Council members are expected to continue at expert and possibly permanent representative level on the UK draft resolution on Syria. The draft text renews the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS), for 45 days... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 10 July 2012

    Consultations on the UN Mission in Syria

    Tomorrow morning (11 July) during consultations, Council members will hear from UN-Arab League Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan (by video-link) and DPKO head Hervé Ladsous on the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS). This will be the last briefing prior... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 29 June 2012

    Syria Briefing by High Commissioner for Human Rights

    On 2 and 3 July, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, will provide the Security Council with updates on the human rights situation in Syria, Libya, the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) and Sudan/South Sudan. At press time... Tags: Human Rights, Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 25 June 2012

    Consultations on the UN Mission in Syria

    Tomorrow morning (26 June) during consultations, Council members will receive a video-link briefing from Nasser al-Kidwa, a deputy to UN-Arab League Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan, and will also hear from DPKO head Hervé Ladsous on the UN Supervision Mission... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 18 June 2012

    Briefing by Head of UN Mission in Syria

    Tomorrow afternoon (19 June) Council members will be briefed in consultations by the head of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS), Major-General Robert Mood. The decision to have the briefing was taken on Friday (15 June) as reports of... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 6 June 2012

    Consultations on the UN Mission in Syria

    Council members will be briefed tomorrow afternoon (7 June) on the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) in closed consultations by UN-Arab League Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan and Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Hervé Ladsous. Prior to the consultations Council members... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 29 May 2012

    Consultations on the UN Mission in Syria

    Council members will be briefed tomorrow morning (30 May) on the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) in closed consultations by Jean-Marie Guéhenno, deputy to UN-Arab League Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan. Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Hervé Ladsous will also brief.... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 7 May 2012

    Briefing on UN Mission in Syria

    Council members will be briefed tomorrow morning (8 May) on the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) in closed consultations by UN-Arab League Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan (via video-link) and Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Hervé Ladsous. (Resolution 2043, which authorised... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 23 April 2012

    Briefing on UN Supervision Mission in Syria

    Council members will be briefed tomorrow afternoon (24 April) on the recently authorised UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) in closed consultations by UN-Arab League Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan (via video-link) and Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Hervé Ladsous. It... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 21 April 2012

    Syria Observer Mission Resolution

    It seems that the Council will meet this morning (21 April) at 11 a.m. for a possible vote on a resolution to authorise a UN mission in Syria. Council members met in consultations at permanent representative level late yesterday to... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 18 April 2012

    Briefing by Deputy Joint Special Envoy for Syria

    Tomorrow morning (19 April) Council members will be briefed on Syria in informal consultations by Jean-Marie Guéhenno, deputy to UN-Arab League Special Envoy Kofi Annan, and Assistant Secretary General for Peacekeeping Edmond Mulet. It is likely that Annan may brief... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Syria

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