Insights on the work of the UN Security Council
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This afternoon (7 February), Council members will depart New York to begin a visiting mission to Colombia that concludes on 11 February. The UK (the penholder on Colombia), Guyana, and Switzerland are co-leading the mission. The overarching goal of the...
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Tomorrow afternoon (6 February), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on Ukraine under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. Russia requested the meeting to discuss an incident that occurred on 3 February, in which Ukrainian forces...
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This afternoon (5 February), the Security Council will hold a briefing on recent US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria under the “threats to international peace and security” agenda item. The meeting was requested by Russia. Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding...
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Tomorrow morning (5 February), the Security Council will convene for a private meeting on Myanmar. The newly appointed Special Envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Chair on Myanmar, Alounkeo Kittikhoun, and Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East,...
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Guyana is the president of the Security Council in February. Council members adopted the provisional programme of work for the month earlier today (1 February). In addition to the scheduled meetings in New York, Council members will conduct a visiting...
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This morning (31 January), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Algeria requested the meeting following the 26 January order issued by the International...
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Tomorrow morning (30 January), the Security Council is scheduled to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for another year, until 31 January 2025. The negotiations on the draft resolution appear to have...
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Tomorrow morning (30 January), Security Council members will hold closed consultations on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”, following the vote on the mandate renewal of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). Senior Humanitarian and...
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Tomorrow afternoon (29 January), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations to consider the situation between Ethiopia and Somalia under the “Peace and security in Africa” agenda item. Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Horn of Africa Hanna...
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Tomorrow afternoon (25 January), the Security Council will convene for two meetings on Ukraine. The first is a private meeting that will be held at 3 pm EST under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item.* Initiated by France,...
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Tomorrow morning (25 January), the Security Council will hold an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on Haiti. Special Representative and Head of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) María Isabel Salvador is expected to brief on recent developments in...
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Tomorrow afternoon (23 January), the Security Council will hold its quarterly open debate on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Stéphane Séjourné will chair the meeting. UN Secretary-General António...
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Tomorrow morning (22 January), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on Ukraine under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. Russia requested the meeting to discuss the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine. Deputy to...
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On Monday afternoon (22 January), Guyana, Japan, and Mozambique will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace through Comprehensive Approaches–Investment in People, including Empowerment of Women”. Briefings are expected from Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia, and...
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Tomorrow morning (18 January), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific Mohammed Khaled Khiari is expected to brief. The US, supported...