Tomorrow morning (18 September), Security Council members are expected to participate in the third straw poll to select a candidate to recommend to the General Assembly as the next UN ...

This afternoon (10 September), the Security Council will hold an emergency briefing on Yemen. Bahrain and the UK (the penholder on Yemen) requested the meeting in response to attacks by the Houthi ...

In late July, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) launched a major ground offensive in North Kordofan and announced that it had recaptured the Al Sadarat highway and five key towns along the route, ...

The Security Council has traditionally approached maritime security through specific geographic situations and discrete threats, rather than as a broader and interconnected peace and security ...

In September, the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Special Representative and Head of the UN Organization ...

In September, the Security Council is scheduled to hold the 90-day briefing on the work of the 1737 Sanctions Committee concerning Iran. The mandate of the Panel of Experts (PoE) assisting the ...

This afternoon (28 August), the Security Council will hold a briefing on Haiti. The urgent meeting was requested by Panama and the US (the penholders on Haiti), together with Colombia, after an ...

Tomorrow morning (21 August), Security Council members are expected to participate in the second straw poll to select a candidate to recommend to the General Assembly as the next UN Secretary-General.

On Monday morning (10 August), there will be an Arria-formula meeting titled “Implementing international humanitarian law: prisoners of war, civilian detainees and foreign fighters, in the context of ...

In the first half of 2026, the Security Council continued to be hampered by divisions among its members at a time when there are more conflicts than at any point since the end of World War II. UN ...

In August, the Security Council is expected to hold a high-level open debate on conflict-related food insecurity under the “Maintenance of international peace and security” agenda item. A signature ...

On Monday morning (20 July), the Security Council will hold an open briefing and closed consultations on Haiti. Special Representative and Head of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) Carlos Ruiz ...