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What's In Blue: Syria

  • 4 November 2020

    Syria: Briefing and Consultations on Chemical Weapons Use

    Tomorrow (5 November), Security Council members will hold a briefing via videoconference (VTC) on the use of chemical weapons in Syria, with High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu expected to brief. The meeting is the regular monthly meeting on... Tags: Chemical weapons, Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 26 October 2020

    Syria: Meeting on Political and Humanitarian Developments

    Tomorrow (27 October), Special Envoy Geir O. Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock are expected to brief the Security Council, on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria, respectively. A closed session is expected to follow. At press... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 15 September 2020

    Syria: Meetings on the Humanitarian and Political Situations via Videoconference

    On Wednesday (16 September) and Friday (18 September), Security Council members will convene open videoconference meetings (VTC) on the situation in Syria. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock is expected to brief on the humanitarian situation on Wednesday, while Special... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 18 August 2020

    Syria: Meeting on the Political Situation via Videoconference

    Tomorrow (19 August), Special Envoy Geir O. Pedersen will brief Security Council members in an open videoconference (VTC) meeting, followed by a closed VTC session, on political as well as socio-economic and security developments in Syria. Pedersen is likely to... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 28 July 2020

    Syria: Humanitarian Briefing via VTC

    Tomorrow (29 July), Security Council members are scheduled to hold an open videoconference (VTC) meeting, followed by a closed VTC session, on Syria. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock is expected to brief on the humanitarian situation. The Council will... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 22 July 2020

    Syria: Briefing on Political Developments

    Tomorrow (23 July), Security Council members will convene for an open videoconference (VTC) meeting, followed by a closed VTC session, on Syria. Special Envoy Geir O. Pedersen is expected to update members on political, socio-economic and security developments. The Council... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 11 July 2020

    Syria: Vote on Fifth Draft Resolution on Cross-Border Humanitarian Access*

    Today (11 July), the Security Council will again vote on a draft resolution circulated by the humanitarian co-penholders (Germany and Belgium) authorising cross-border and cross-line humanitarian access in Syria. The announcement of the results on the draft resolution, which will... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 10 July 2020

    Syria: Vote on Third Draft Resolution on Cross-Border Humanitarian Access

    Today (10 July) the Security Council will announce the results of a vote on a draft resolution authorising cross-border and cross-line humanitarian access in Syria. The draft resolution in blue, which was circulated yesterday at 1300 hours by the humanitarian... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 8 July 2020

    Syria: Vote on Second Draft Resolution on Cross-Border Humanitarian Access

    This evening (8 July) the Security Council will announce the results of a vote on a draft resolution authorising cross-border and cross-line humanitarian access in Syria. The draft resolution in blue, which was circulated yesterday by the Russian Federation, is... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 7 July 2020

    Syria: Vote on Cross Border Humanitarian Access Draft Resolution

    This afternoon (7 July) the Security Council will announce the results of a vote on a draft resolution authorising cross-border and cross-line humanitarian access in Syria. Under an agreement reached on 27 March, due to the COVID-19 pandemic Council members... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 27 June 2020

    Syria: Humanitarian Briefing via VTC

    On Monday (29 June), Security Council members will convene an open videoconferencing (VTC) meeting, followed by a closed VTC session, on the humanitarian situation in Syria. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock is scheduled to brief. Susannah Sirkin, a civil... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 15 June 2020

    Syria: Political Informal Meeting via Videoconferencing

    Tomorrow (16 June), Security Council members will convene an open videoconferencing (VTC) meeting, followed by a closed VTC session, on the political situation in Syria. Special Envoy Geir O. Pedersen is expected to brief on the political situation. Noura Ghazi,... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 16 May 2020

    Syria: Political and Humanitarian Informal Meetings via Videoconferencing

    On Monday (18 May) and Tuesday (19 May), Security Council members will convene two separate open videoconferencing (VTC) meetings, followed by closed VTC sessions, on the political and humanitarian situation in Syria, respectively. Special Envoy Geir O. Pedersen is expected... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 11 May 2020

    Syria: Informal Interactive Dialogue on Chemical Weapons

    Tomorrow (12 May), Security Council members are expected to hold an Informal Interactive Dialogue (IID) on chemical weapons in Syria with Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Director-General Fernando Arias, Coordinator of the OPCW’s Investigation and Identification Team... Tags: Chemical weapons, Insights on the Middle East, Syria

  • 28 April 2020

    Syria: Political and Humanitarian Informal Meetings via Videoconferencing

    Tomorrow (29 April), Security Council members will convene two separate videoconferencing meetings on the Syria political and humanitarian situations, respectively. Special Envoy Geir O. Pedersen is expected to brief on the political situation in the morning, while Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Syria

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