Insights on the work of the UN Security Council
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On Monday (18 April), the Security Council will hold its regular quarterly open debate on the Middle East. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to brief the Council on prospects for a political solution to the conflict, and may elaborate on...
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Tomorrow afternoon (15 April), the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismael Ould Cheikh Ahmed, and Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Kyung-wha Kang will brief the Council, followed by consultations. The meeting comes ahead of a new round of peace talks...
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Tomorrow (14 April), the Security Council will hold an open debate on efforts to strengthen international counter-terrorism cooperation and coordination. The Secretary-General is expected to brief. At the same time, there will be a joint open briefing organised by the...
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This afternoon, the Security Council will hold briefings followed by consultations on both the UN Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) and the 1572 Côte d’Ivoire Sanctions Committee. Briefings are expected from Hervé Ladsous, the Head of the Department of Peacekeeping...
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Tomorrow (12 April), Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura will brief Council members in consultations, via video-teleconference, ahead of the resumption of the intra-Syrian proximity talks on 13 April in Geneva. The first round of talks ended on 24 March. As...
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Today (7 April) the Council is scheduled to adopt a technical rollover resolution renewing the mandate of the South Sudan sanctions regime for an additional seven weeks until 1 June. A presidential statement is expected to be adopted in conjunction...
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Tomorrow (7 April), Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Martin Kobler will brief Council members in consultations by video teleconference on the recent developments regarding the establishment of a Government of...
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Today (1 April), the Security Council is set to adopt a resolution on enhancing the UN presence in Burundi. The draft resolution initially circulated by France on 29 March comes after an attempt in late February to adopt a presidential...
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China assumes the Security Council presidency today for the month of April and plans to organise two open debates. The Secretary-General will brief at the open debate on terrorism’s threat to international peace and security. The second open debate will...
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Tomorrow (31 March), the Council will have a briefing followed by consultations on South Sudan, at the request of the US. This is a follow-up to its 17 March presidential statement which stated that it would review progress made by...
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Tomorrow (31 March), the Security Council is expected to adopt a resolution extending the mandate of the Panel of Experts assisting the 1970 Libya Sanctions Committee until 31 July 2017. The draft resolution also extends until the same date the...
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Tomorrow (30 March), the Council is set to renew the mandate of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) until 31 March 2017 at its current troop level. The draft text of the resolution...
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Tomorrow morning (29 March), Ambassador Ismael Gaspar Martins (Angola) and Ambassador Román Oyarzun (Spain) will co-chair an Arria-formula meeting on food security, nutrition, and peace. Members are expected to discuss the interlinkages between food security and peace in the context...
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Extensive discussions in the Security Council on Western Sahara over the last week culminated on Thursday evening (24 March) in the President presenting only basic press elements, a reflection of the deep divisions among Council members on how to interpret...
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On Monday (28 March), at the initiative of Angola, the Security Council will hold an open debate on the role of women in conflict prevention and resolution in Africa. Angola circulated a concept note on 7 March in preparation for...