Insights on the work of the UN Security Council
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On Thursday (13 October), the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser, Jamal Benomar, will brief Council members in consultations on recent developments in Burundi before his next visit to the country. Benomar’s briefing will be the first on Burundi since the Council adopted...
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The Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution focused on the situation in Aleppo tomorrow (8 October). Since the rupture of the cessation of hostilities, agreed between Russia and the US on 9 September, there has been a...
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Following today’s (5 October), colour-coded straw poll, in which António Guterres was the only candidate with more than nine “encourage” votes and received no red ballot as a “discourage” vote, which would indicate a possible veto in a formal vote,...
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Tomorrow (6 October), the Council will vote on a resolution aimed at disrupting human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants on the high seas off the coast of Libya. It will renew the provisions of resolution 2240, which expire on...
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Council members will hold their first colour-coded straw poll tomorrow. Since July, five undifferentiated straw polls have been held, but this ballot will provide the first clear indication of which candidates could face a veto in a formal vote. The...
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Russia will have the presidency of the Council in October, when Council members will hold their first colour-coded straw poll for the position of the next Secretary-General, giving the first clear indication of which candidates could face a veto in...
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Tomorrow morning (4 October), the Security Council is expected to hold a briefing, followed by consultations, on the UN/AU Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous is expected to brief on the Secretary-General’s latest 90-day report...
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This afternoon (29 September), Under-Secretary-General of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), Hervé Ladsous, will brief Council members on the situation in Western Sahara under “any other businesss”. The briefing was requested by Angola, Uruguay and Venezuela, in order to...
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On Thursday (29 September), OCHA head Stephen O’Brien will brief the Security Council, via VTC from Geneva, on the most recent report on the humanitarian situation in Syria (S/2016/796). Most Council members anticipate that the briefing and the following consultations...
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Tomorrow (28 September), the Security Council will hold a briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the protection of health care in armed conflict. The focus of the discussion will be on the Secretary-General’s recommendations regarding measures to prevent attacks on...
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On Monday (26 September), Council members will hold the fifth straw poll in the process to select the next Secretary-General. Like the first four straw polls held on 21 July, 5 August, 29 August and 9 September, this ballot will...
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Tomorrow afternoon, Council members will hold an informal interactive discussion with the AU Open-Ended Committee on the ICC (“the Committee”). The AU delegation will be led by the Ethiopian Foreign Minister, Tedros Ghebreyesus, accompanied by Algeria, Burundi, Kenya, Nigeria, South...
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Tomorrow morning (23 September), the Security Council is scheduled to vote on a draft resolution proposed by the US on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the opening for signature of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). The meeting...
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Tomorrow (22 September), the Security Council will hold a ministerial-level meeting on countering the terrorist threat to civil aviation. The meeting is expected to emphasise the need for states to take measures both individually and collectively through the International Civil...
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Tomorrow (21 September), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura will brief the Security Council on Syria at a high-level meeting. New Zealand’s Prime Minister, John Key, will preside over the meeting with several heads of government in...