What's In Blue
Latest post: Fri 28 Jun 2024Insights on the work of the UN Security Council
Somalia: Vote on the AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS)*
This afternoon (28 June), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution on the AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), which was authored by the UK, the penholder on Somalia. The draft resolution in blue extends the authorisation for African Union (AU) member states to deploy uniformed personnel in the country to carry out ATMIS’ mandated tasks until 12 August.
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Tomorrow morning (28 June), the Security Council is scheduled to adopt a presidential statement on missing persons in armed conflict. The text was put forward by the Council’s “A3 plus one” grouping (which comprises Algeria, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, and Guyana) to...
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Tomorrow morning (28 June), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) under the “Non-proliferation/DPRK” agenda item. France, Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), the UK, and the US requested the...
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This afternoon (27 June), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution on the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT). The draft text includes a provision re-appointing Serge Brammertz as Chief Prosecutor of the IRMCT for...
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Tomorrow morning (27 June), the Security Council will vote on a draft resolution renewing the 1533 Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sanctions regime until 1 July 2025, and the mandate of the Group of Experts assisting the 1533 DRC Sanctions Committee...
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Tomorrow morning (27 June), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the monthly reporting requirement for the Secretary-General contained in resolution 2722 of 10 January on attacks by the Houthi rebel group in Yemen on...
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Tomorrow morning (27 June), the Security Council will hold an open briefing and closed consultations on the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR). Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the CAR and Head of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in...
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Tomorrow (26 June), the Security Council will hold its annual open debate on children and armed conflict. Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Virginia Gamba will present the Secretary-General’s annual report on children and armed conflict, dated 3 June....
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Tomorrow afternoon (25 June), UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Najat Rochdi and OCHA Head in Geneva and Director of the Coordination Division Ramesh Rajasingham are expected to brief the Council on political and humanitarian developments in Syria, respectively. Closed...
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Tomorrow morning (25 June), the Security Council will hold its monthly meeting on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland is expected to brief on recent developments...
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This afternoon (24 June), the Security Council will convene for its biannual briefing on the implementation of resolution 2231 of 20 July 2015, which endorsed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear programme. Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary...
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On Monday morning (24 June), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the situation in Somalia. The anticipated briefers are Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia and Head of the UN...
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This afternoon (21 June), the Security Council will convene for a private meeting on Haiti. Ecuador and the US, the penholders on the file, requested the meeting to receive an update on the deployment of the multinational security support (MSS) mission...
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Tomorrow morning (21 June), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on Afghanistan. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Roza Otunbayeva, OCHA’s Director for Financing and Partnerships Lisa Doughten,...
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Tomorrow (20 June), the Republic of Korea (ROK) will convene a high-level Security Council open debate on cybersecurity as a signature event of its June presidency. The ROK’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cho Tae-yul, is expected to chair the meeting....
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Tomorrow afternoon (19 June), Sierra Leone will convene an Arria-formula meeting on “Combating the Rise of Terrorism and Violent Extremism in West Africa and the Sahel”. The meeting is being co-sponsored by the other Council members belonging to the “A3...
